SCRCA structure 232530: Long Preston Station - Passenger Platform (Down)

Long Preston 'Down' passenger platform and Bridge SKW1/40, from the southeast.

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
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

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

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

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

Long Preston Station, context view from the north-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 'Down' passenger platform and Bridge SKW1/40, from the southeast.

Long Preston 'Down' passenger platform and Bridge SKW1/40, from the southeast.

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: aerial perspective shot, looking WNW from Bridge SKW1/40.

Long Preston Station: aerial perspective shot, looking WNW 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

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41063 on a northbound passenger train).

Long Preston Station looking SE (with 41063 on a northbound passenger train).

Circa 1905.

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

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

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 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 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 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 (Down)

Long Preston Station - Passenger Platform (Down)

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Further Reading (Snippets)

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

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