SCRCA structure 232470: Long Preston Station - Passenger Platform (Up)

Long Preston Station - Passenger Platform (Up)

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Platform (for passenger use)
Location Variant
Platform - Single face
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Railway ops
Shown on a land plan?
Yes 
Construction / installation period
1: Pre-dates the Settle-Carlisle Railway (pre 1869)
Distance from London St.Pancras
232 miles (chains not estimated)
Position relative to running lines
Up
Visibility
This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Easy
Protection Category
Conservation Area Only
Geographic Location
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Context views

Long Preston Station, context view from the northwest.

Long Preston Station, context view from the northwest.

Long Preston Station, context view from the southeast.

Long Preston Station, context view from the southeast.

Long Preston Station, context view from the west-northwest.

Long Preston Station, context view from the west-northwest.

Long Preston Station: context view looking NW from the 'Down' platform.

Long Preston Station: context view looking NW from the 'Down' platform.

Long Preston Station: aerial perspective shot, looking ESE from Bridge SKW1/40.

Long Preston Station: aerial perspective shot, looking ESE from Bridge SKW1/40.

Long Preston Station: aerial perspective shot, looking SSE from Bridge SKW1/40.

Long Preston Station: aerial perspective shot, looking SSE from Bridge SKW1/40.

Long Preston Station and Cattle Dock from the southeast

Long Preston Station and Cattle Dock from the southeast

Long Preston Station and Cattle Dock from the southeast

Long Preston Station and Cattle Dock from the southeast

Circa 1905.

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (1).

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (1).

Circa 1905.

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (2).

Long Preston Station, context view looking southeast (2).

Before May 1913.

Long Preston Station, context view looking northwest.

Long Preston Station, context view looking northwest.

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking NW (with 42938 hauling a southbound freight train).

Long Preston Station looking NW (with 42938 hauling a southbound freight train).

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41205 on a northbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41205 on a northbound passenger train).

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 45639 on a northbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 45639 on a northbound passenger train).

Cab-views

Long Preston Station - Passenger Platform (Up)

Long Preston Station - Passenger Platform (Up)

Associated Locations

Further Reading (Snippets)

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- SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Binns, Donald (1999) for Long Preston Station
 

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