SCRCA structure 232510: Long Preston Station - Lie-by Siding / Loop (Down)

Long Preston Station 'Down' Lie-by Siding / Loop, context view from the NW.

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Siding
Location Variant
Siding Type - Lie-by or Loop
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Demolished
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
Down
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

August 1954

Long Preston Station, looking NW (with 48652 on a southbound freight train).

Long Preston Station, looking NW (with 48652 on a southbound freight train).

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station 'Down' Lie-by Siding / Loop, context view from the NW.

Long Preston Station 'Down' Lie-by Siding / Loop, context view from the NW.

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41152 on a northbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41152 on a northbound passenger 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 43931 hauling a northbound freight train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 43931 hauling a northbound freight train).

Date Unknown

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 45510 on a northbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 45510 on a northbound passenger train).

Detail views

Bridge SKW1-40: Redundant arch for 'Down' Lie-By Siding, from the northwest.

Bridge SKW1-40: Redundant arch for 'Down' Lie-By Siding, from the northwest.

Cab-views

Long Preston Station - Loop / lie-by siding (down)

Long Preston Station - Loop / lie-by siding (down)

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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