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Carnforth Station still retains many of the period features present at the time of filming and remains a place of pilgrimage for fans of the film.
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Carnforth and Station
Fans of this film were one of the major factors in the recent refurbishment of the railway station, including construction of a refreshment room to match the studio set used in the film, which is now run by the Carnforth Station Trust.
Image: Carnforth Station waiting room. jpg | Carnforth railway station refreshment room-scene for much of the film
Image: Carnforth Station Clock and station approach. jpg | Carnforth railway station clock and ramp from subway under platforms
* Carnforth Station Visitor Centre Tours
Station personnel wore a uniform with the initials CJS for Carnforth: Joint Station.
* An extensive website about Carnforth Railway Station
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Carnforth and period
For a long period of her preservation, Sir Nigel Gresley was kept at Steamtown Carnforth, at the old locomotive depot.
Carnforth and at
Much of the film version was shot at Carnforth railway station in Lancashire, then a junction on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
* There is a bird hide named after him at Leighton Moss RSPB reserve, which is on Morecambe Bay, near Carnforth, Lancashire.
The line was served by local passenger trains which started their journey at Ulverston on the FR's mainline from Carnforth to Barrow-in-Furness.
A group of enthusiasts chaired by Dr Peter Beet formed the Lakeside Railway Estates Company, with the idea of preserving both the line and the former LMS 10A locomotive shed at Carnforth, to provide a complete steam operating system.
The basin at Carnforth, frozen over in the winter
It is situated at Silverdale near Carnforth, on the edge of Morecambe Bay and in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
* West Coast Railway Company, a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator based at Carnforth in the United Kingdom
Carnforth is a small town and civil parish near Lancaster in the north of Lancashire, England, situated at the north east end of Morecambe Bay.
When it was new, the locomotive worked at the former Steamtown miniature railway in Carnforth.
Historically within the county of Westmorland, the village straddles the A6070 road between Crooklands and Carnforth, at a point around midway between Lancaster and Kendal, and is in the shadow of the nearby limestone outcrop known as Farleton Knott.
57001 and 57006 have returned to service, with 57005 stored at Carnforth.
West Coast Railways, also known as West Coast Railway Company, is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth MPD in Lancashire, using buildings and other facilities previously owned by the old Steamtown heritage depot.
The headquarters and large engineering base and depot at Carnforth are where locomotives and stock are stored and maintained and contract work is also undertaken for other operators.
The headquarters and main depot for the company is at Carnforth MPD.
In July 2008 it appeared in WCRC's Open Weekend at Steamtown, Carnforth.
The approach from the south, 30 miles ( 48. 3 km ) away at Carnforth, is in two sections:
* Carnforth to Grayrigg,, the final five miles ( 8 km ) being at 1 in 131 / 1 in 106
A full-size replica steam locomotive GWR 3031 Class named The Queen was built at Steamtown, Carnforth, and this was combined with an ex-LBSCR tender ( in later life, a sludge tanker at Guildford loco depot ) and fittings from a GWR tender.
The Furness Line, in North West England, runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth.
Flying Scotsman at Carnforth in 1982 with original single chimney and without the later German-style smoke deflectors
It then commenced a series of runs at the head of special trains, before being moved to Carnforth on 2 July 1973.
On 11 March 2007 vandals again targeted the coaches, causing £ 75, 000 worth of damage at West Coast Railway Company's depot in Carnforth.
Carnforth and time
Over time the descriptive name " Keer-ford " may have morphed into the modern " Carnforth ".
Carnforth and place
Vast deposits of limestone located locally made Carnforth an ideal place for an ironworks, as limestone is a key component of the smelting process.
Trial runs took place on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway in summer 1973, after which it was transferred to Steamtown ( Carnforth ), from where it steamed on various tours.
Carnforth and for
Of the canal north of Preston, only the section from Preston to Tewitfield near Carnforth in Lancashire is currently open to navigation for, with the canal north of Tewitfield having been severed in three places by the construction of the M6 motorway, and by the A590 road near Kendal.
However, it is something of a misnomer as the line only physically touches the coast on a brief section overlooking Morecambe Bay between Lancaster and Carnforth for barely half a mile.
Due to the closeness of the coast and the hills, Carnforth is a popular base for walkers and cyclists exploring the area.
In 1945, Carnforth railway station was used as a set for the David Lean film Brief Encounter, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.
* Visit Carnforth Website – Tourism Website for Carnforth
* Carnforth Town Council-Official Website for the Town ( parish ) Council of Carnforth
Horatio, Bernardo: Not-so-subtle Carnforth Greville, an alcoholic in denial and a kindly bachelor with no memory for lines whatsoever.
The family was a major landowner in Westmorland and Lancashire, and the name appears linked to local landmarks ( Strickland Wood, Warton near Carnforth for example ).
Network Rail's route NW 4033 runs for from Carnforth North Junction, near Carnforth, to Carlisle South Junction, near Carlisle, by way of Sellafield.
* Platform 1-North facing bay platform for services to Carnforth, then Leeds to Morecambe Line to Leeds or the Furness Line to Barrow in Furness ( These services may also leave from Platforms 3, 4 or 5 )
* Platform 2-north facing bay platform for services to Carnforth, then Leeds to Morecambe Line to Leeds or the Furness Line to Barrow in Furness ( These services may also leave from Platforms 3, 4 or 5 )
In 1987, a link was constructed with the B6254, to remove traffic for Over Kellet Quarries and Kirkby Lonsdale passing through Carnforth.
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