Pictures of Railway Stations
Alston Heritage Railway in the North Pennines, AONB Cumbria.
The South Tynedale Railway is a preserved 2 ft narrow gauge heritage railway.
Arnside Railway Station, Arnside, Cumbria.
The station was opened in 1858 by the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway.
Dalegarth for Boot Station on the Ravenglass and Eskdale narrow gauge railway line at Dalegarth in Eskdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
The cast and wrought iron footbridge at Cark in Cartmel Railway Station, Cumbria.
The station was built in 1857 for the Ulverston and Lancaster Railway which later became part of the Furness Railway.
Carnforth Station and Heritage Centre, Carnforth in Lancashire.
Carnforth Station Clock.
The station clock featured in the 1945 film, 'Brief Encounter'.
Dent Station on the Settle to Carlisle Railway in Cumbria.
Dent Station was opened in 1877 and at 350m above sea level, it is the highest mainline station in England and has had to endure some very severe winters. The snow fence, made from old railway sleepers to protect the track from snow can be seen in the distance behind the waiting room.
The Green Station on the Ravenglass and Eskdale narrow gauge railway line at Eskdale Green in Eskdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
The bronze 'Ruswarp' statue by JOEL at Garsdale Station on the Settle to Carlisle Line in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Cumbria.
Ruswarp's owner, Graham Nuttall of Burnley, was the first secretary of the Friends of the Line. He and Ruswarp both signed the petition to keep the line open. Both man and dog lived to see the Line's reprieve in 1989, but in January 1990 Mr Nutall died in the Welsh mountains and Ruswarp stayed with his master for 11 weeks. Ruswarp lived just long enough to attend his master's funeral.
Looking across to the Mallerstang fells from the remote Garsdale Station on the Settle to Carlisle Line, Cumbria.
The Railway Station, Grange over Sands, Cumbria.
This lovely station is a listed building, designed by E.G. Paley of Lancaster and built in 1872 by the Furness Railway Company.
Grosmont Station, the North York Moors Railway, North Yorkshire.
Steam locomotive LMS No. 5428 Eric Treacy pulls into the station.
The staion clock at Grosmont Station, the North York Moors Raillway, North Yorkshire.
The old Halton Railway Station, Halton, Lancashire.
The station was opened in 1849 for the "Little" North Western Railway. It was linked to Halton village by a railway-owned narrow toll bridge across the River Lune. The original timber station was destroyed by fire in 1907, but was rebuilt with brick and timber. The station and line from Wennington to Morecambe were closed in 1966 and the line has now made a pleasant footpath and cycleway along the banks of the River Lune.
Aerial view of Haverthwaite Railway Station, Haverthwaite near Newby Bridge in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Haverthwaite Station is on the preserved Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. The preservation steam services began in 1973.
Final checks for the Lakeside and Haverthwaite steam train about to leave Haverthwaite Station, near Newby Bridge, Cumbria.
Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station on the Settle and Carlisle Line in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station with a backdrop of Pen-y-ghent.
Horton in Ribblesdale Railway Station in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
Kirkby Stephen Railway Station on the Carlisle to Settle Line, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
Kirkby Stephen Station was built in 1876 to a design by John Holloway Sanders for the Midland Railway Company. The station is over a mile from the town and this remote location was necessitated by the Midland Railway's desire to restrict gradients on the line to 1 in 100. This station (formerly known as Kirkby Stephen West Station) was closed in May 1970, but was reopened by British Rail in July 1986.
The signal box and old goods shed, Kirkby Stephen West Railway Station, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
Freight facilities stopped in 1964 and the goods shed and yard is now in private commercial use.
Kirkby Stephen East station in the Eden district of Cumbria.
The station is run by the Stainmore Railway Company, a volunteer run non-profit preservation company formed in 2000.
The station is open on Saturdays and Sundays. No admission charge, but donations welcomed.
The Riverside Millennium Park, Lancaster in Lancashire.
This is the site of the former Green Ayre Railway Station, closed in 1976. The old Midland Railway Line now makes a pleasant footpath and cycleway to Caton.
The crane marks the start of the Lune Valley Ramble, a 26.5km walk from Lancaster to Kirkby Lonsdale. .
Young boys watch the departure of the Lakeside and Haverthwaite steam train from Lakeside Station, Newby Bridge, Cumbria.
The station, originally known as Newby Bridge Platform, then Newby Bridge Halt was originally opened by the Furness Railway in 1905, but services were withdrawn in 1949. However trains continued to pass through the station until the line was closed by British Railways in 1965. Preservation steam services began in 1973.
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Station and signal box at Ravenglass in the Lake District National Park, West Cumbria.
The railway, known in Cumbria as the La’al Ratty is one of the oldest and longest narrow gauge railways in England. It was was opened in 1875 to bring ion ore from Eskdale to the Furness Railway at Ravenglass. The line was purchased by a preservation society in 1915 and converted to a narrow gauge of 15 inches. Now the heritage steam engines transport passengers 7 miles through wonderful scenery to Dalegarth for Boot in Eskdale.
Ribblehead Railway Station on the Settle to Carlisle line in the Yorkshire Dales.
The station was opened in the 1870s to a design by John Holloway Sanders of the Midland Railway. The line was closed in the 1970s and part of the station demolished. It was later restored by the Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust and re-opened to the public in 2000.
The Water Tower, Settle Railway Station, Settle in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire.
This tower was one of eight watering places for steam locos on the Settle to Carlisle Railway but is the only survivor. During 2011 it was restored and converted to a private house, but still retaining all of its original features. The work was televised for Channel 4's 'Restoration Man' series.
North portal of the 1322 yard long Whitehaven Tunnel at Whitehaven Station on the West Coast of Cumbria.
The 1322 yard / 1209 metre long tunnel under the town was completed in 1852.
South portal of the 1322 yard long Whitehaven Tunnel at Corkickle Station on the West Coast of Cumbria.
The 1322 yard / 1209 metre long tunnel under the town was completed in 1852.