Railway from Blackburn approaching Clitheroe, 1986

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Railway from Blackburn approaching Clitheroe, 1986

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 25 Jun 1986

View NE from the B6243 bridge: ex-L&Y Blackburn - Hellifield (Ribble Valley) secondary main line. Regular passenger services on this line ceased from 10/9/62, but it has remained open for freight and (except 2/71 - 5/90) for special and diverted passenger trains. From 29/5/94 Clitheroe station was reopened again for a regular service to Blackburn. In this 1986 photograph, the platforms can just be discerned in the distance.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.873465
Longitude
-2.394336