Blackrod railway station, Lancashire, 2010
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Blackrod railway station, Lancashire, 2010
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 6 Feb 2010
Opened in 1841 by the Bolton and Preston Railway, later part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. This station was formerly the junction for the short branch line to Horwich. View north west towards Preston, 8 years before the line was electrified.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.591159
Longitude
-2.569972