Layton railway station, Lancashire
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Layton railway station, Lancashire
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 13 Jul 2018
Opened in 1868 as "Bispham" by the Preston & Wyre Joint Railway on its line from Preston to Blackpool Talbot Road (now Blackpool North), it was renamed "Layton" in 1938. View south west towards Blackpool, shortly after the line was electrified, and the footbridge and waiting shelter replaced. See Image for a similar view 8 years earlier.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.834991
Longitude
-3.030667