Carnforth bookshop…
April 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Carnforth bookshop…
Alphabet Challenge
Carnforth Station (Brief Encounter)
#alphabetchallenge #photography #weekNforNumbers
Carnforth Station (Brief Encounter)
#alphabetchallenge #photography #weekNforNumbers
October 6, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Alphabet Challenge
Carnforth Station (Brief Encounter)
#alphabetchallenge #photography #weekNforNumbers
Carnforth Station (Brief Encounter)
#alphabetchallenge #photography #weekNforNumbers
It’s so good to see the station clock back in its right place at Carnforth!
Changing here for the Bentham line. Was going to pop to Greggs for a bit of breakfast. A flooded subway put a stop to that.
Changing here for the Bentham line. Was going to pop to Greggs for a bit of breakfast. A flooded subway put a stop to that.
March 28, 2026 at 7:52 AM
It’s so good to see the station clock back in its right place at Carnforth!
Changing here for the Bentham line. Was going to pop to Greggs for a bit of breakfast. A flooded subway put a stop to that.
Changing here for the Bentham line. Was going to pop to Greggs for a bit of breakfast. A flooded subway put a stop to that.
Yet more legitimate concerns from patriots...
Six arrested after red crosses sprayed on house in Carnforth
Lancashire Police say six people were detained on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yet more legitimate concerns from patriots...
Five railwaymen whose jobs disappeared with the end of steam on British Railways on 17 August 1968, photo by Roger Bamber (1944-2022). Carnforth locomotive shed, Lancashire.
April 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Five railwaymen whose jobs disappeared with the end of steam on British Railways on 17 August 1968, photo by Roger Bamber (1944-2022). Carnforth locomotive shed, Lancashire.
1Z16 0622 Carnforth to Stanhope West Coast Railways charter
September 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
1Z16 0622 Carnforth to Stanhope West Coast Railways charter
Contentedly Chaple Lane, Carnforth, UK
June 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Contentedly Chaple Lane, Carnforth, UK
Five railwaymen whose jobs disappeared with the end of steam on British Railways on 17 August 1968, photo by Roger Bamber (1944-2022). Carnforth locomotive shed, Lancashire.
April 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Five railwaymen whose jobs disappeared with the end of steam on British Railways on 17 August 1968, photo by Roger Bamber (1944-2022). Carnforth locomotive shed, Lancashire.
Oh, but I do find a station stop at Carnforth impossibly exciting
March 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Oh, but I do find a station stop at Carnforth impossibly exciting
I was sourcing a night shot of York railway station when I saw this.
Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No.2, Carnforth, Simon Jowett, Public Domain.
Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No.2, Carnforth, Simon Jowett, Public Domain.
July 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I was sourcing a night shot of York railway station when I saw this.
Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No.2, Carnforth, Simon Jowett, Public Domain.
Rachmaninoff Concerto for Piano No.2, Carnforth, Simon Jowett, Public Domain.
Changing trains at Carnforth yesterday and spotted the base of a water crane or column, now long gone, at the north end of Platform 2 opposite the former Furness Railway Signal Box, one of my favourites.
March 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Changing trains at Carnforth yesterday and spotted the base of a water crane or column, now long gone, at the north end of Platform 2 opposite the former Furness Railway Signal Box, one of my favourites.
Some words on Brief Encounter
A Brief Encounter with Carnforth
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I spent my university years in Lancaster.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Some words on Brief Encounter
Stanier Black 5 No45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' at Folly Lane Lancaster. Heading to Carnforth Steamtown this afternoon. `
#railway #steam #stanier #black5 #transport #lancashire #NikonZf #train
#railway #steam #stanier #black5 #transport #lancashire #NikonZf #train
March 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Stanier Black 5 No45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier' at Folly Lane Lancaster. Heading to Carnforth Steamtown this afternoon. `
#railway #steam #stanier #black5 #transport #lancashire #NikonZf #train
#railway #steam #stanier #black5 #transport #lancashire #NikonZf #train
Good morning and happy weekend to all!
Hope you all have a good weekend! For me I’m catching up with friends this morning in Carnforth before spending rest of the weekend doing the dreaded housework!
Hope you all have a good weekend! For me I’m catching up with friends this morning in Carnforth before spending rest of the weekend doing the dreaded housework!
January 10, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Good morning and happy weekend to all!
Hope you all have a good weekend! For me I’m catching up with friends this morning in Carnforth before spending rest of the weekend doing the dreaded housework!
Hope you all have a good weekend! For me I’m catching up with friends this morning in Carnforth before spending rest of the weekend doing the dreaded housework!
The iconic Carnforth Station clock, which was made famous by the 1945 film Brief Encounter, has returned to its home on the station platform in Lancashire following an extensive restoration.
It was manufactured in 1895 by Joyce & Co. of Whitchurch in Shropshire.
It was manufactured in 1895 by Joyce & Co. of Whitchurch in Shropshire.
June 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The iconic Carnforth Station clock, which was made famous by the 1945 film Brief Encounter, has returned to its home on the station platform in Lancashire following an extensive restoration.
It was manufactured in 1895 by Joyce & Co. of Whitchurch in Shropshire.
It was manufactured in 1895 by Joyce & Co. of Whitchurch in Shropshire.
Celia Johnson to Trevor Howard , Carnforth station 1945
I hope you miss that train.
April 11, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Celia Johnson to Trevor Howard , Carnforth station 1945
A bit of a mucky #FingerpostFriday from today's very pleasant @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk from Carnforth to Arnside in #Lancashire through the AONB.
September 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A bit of a mucky #FingerpostFriday from today's very pleasant @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk from Carnforth to Arnside in #Lancashire through the AONB.
An 80 minute connection at Carnforth means one thing… beer o’clock!
Pub across the road benefitting from the fact a barrow train departs 5 minutes before ex Leeds train arrives.
Pub across the road benefitting from the fact a barrow train departs 5 minutes before ex Leeds train arrives.
April 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
An 80 minute connection at Carnforth means one thing… beer o’clock!
Pub across the road benefitting from the fact a barrow train departs 5 minutes before ex Leeds train arrives.
Pub across the road benefitting from the fact a barrow train departs 5 minutes before ex Leeds train arrives.
GWR 4073 Class 7029 'Clun Castle' heading North from Carnforth this morning with 'The Shap Mountaineer' from Birmingham New Street - Carlisle.
#train #steamtrain #railway #ukrailways #vintage #heritage #GWR #cluncastle #nikonz9 #tamron35-150mm #photography #power #england #lancashire
#train #steamtrain #railway #ukrailways #vintage #heritage #GWR #cluncastle #nikonz9 #tamron35-150mm #photography #power #england #lancashire
September 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
GWR 4073 Class 7029 'Clun Castle' heading North from Carnforth this morning with 'The Shap Mountaineer' from Birmingham New Street - Carlisle.
#train #steamtrain #railway #ukrailways #vintage #heritage #GWR #cluncastle #nikonz9 #tamron35-150mm #photography #power #england #lancashire
#train #steamtrain #railway #ukrailways #vintage #heritage #GWR #cluncastle #nikonz9 #tamron35-150mm #photography #power #england #lancashire
Good morning from Carnforth!
Off on another adventure. Kicking this one of by heading east along the stunning Bentham Line which is most definitely delivering the views today 😍
Off on another adventure. Kicking this one of by heading east along the stunning Bentham Line which is most definitely delivering the views today 😍
January 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Good morning from Carnforth!
Off on another adventure. Kicking this one of by heading east along the stunning Bentham Line which is most definitely delivering the views today 😍
Off on another adventure. Kicking this one of by heading east along the stunning Bentham Line which is most definitely delivering the views today 😍
Carnforth church Ingleton The font dates from 1160!
#FontsonFriday
#FontsonFriday
January 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Carnforth church Ingleton The font dates from 1160!
#FontsonFriday
#FontsonFriday
37685 and 37706 with a Kirow crane in tow approaches Bentley on 6Z37 Carnforth Steamtown to Doncaster Wood Yard.
November 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
37685 and 37706 with a Kirow crane in tow approaches Bentley on 6Z37 Carnforth Steamtown to Doncaster Wood Yard.
Carnforth Station has a big sign on the side of the tearoom that says MILFORD JUNCTION. Nice touch. #BriefEncounter
June 25, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Carnforth Station has a big sign on the side of the tearoom that says MILFORD JUNCTION. Nice touch. #BriefEncounter
'SR Battle of Britain' Class No. 34067 'Tangmere' leaving Carnforth on the first 'Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' of the year today.
#steamtrain #railways #carnforth #lancashire #uk #train #lancashire
#steamtrain #railways #carnforth #lancashire #uk #train #lancashire
February 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
'SR Battle of Britain' Class No. 34067 'Tangmere' leaving Carnforth on the first 'Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express' of the year today.
#steamtrain #railways #carnforth #lancashire #uk #train #lancashire
#steamtrain #railways #carnforth #lancashire #uk #train #lancashire