Southward from Farington Station, with train
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Southward from Farington Station, with train
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 20 Jun 1957
A fine panoramic view up the West Coast Main line on one of its busiest stretches, between Euxton Junction and Preston, which the ex-London & North Western shared with the ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire as the Lancashire Union Railway, the L&Y trains from the Manchester direction joining at Euxton Junction. It was especially busy on Summer Saturdays and here in 1957 the 16.55 from Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North/Fleetwood, headed by yet another Stanier 'Black Five', No. 44965 (built 8/46, withdrawn 4/68) approaches the site of Farington station (closed on 7/3/60) on the Down Fast, as an Up express recedes on the Up Slow past Farington Junction Box. On the left of the Box with the line of wagons is the ex-L&Y Farington Fork, which allowed access at Lostock Hall to the former East Lancashire line from Liverpool to Blackburn; this Fork was probably only used for freight.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.720279
Longitude
-2.69689