Carnforth
station and railways |
19 th
Century
|
| "Railway Intelligence" - Lancaster Guardian 23rd November 1844 |
| Lancaster Guardian Saturday 26th September 1846 |
| Letter to the Editor - Lancaster Guardian Saturday 26th September 1846 |
| Opening of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway - Lancaster Guardian 26th Sept 1846 |
| Opening of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway - Full Story - 26th September 1846 |
| Advert for Scott and Benson's Handbook - Lancaster Guardian 26th Sept 1846 |
| The Times 16 th December 1846 |
| The Illustrated London News December 19 th and 26 th 1846 |
| A Madman in a Railway Train - The Times 10th January 1865 |
| Opening of the Furness and Midland Railway, Lancaster Guardian 8 th June 1867 |
| A Boy Run Over at Carnforth - Lancaster Guardian 25th November 1871 |
| Fatal Railway Accident at Carnforth - Lancaster Guardian 26th November 1873 |
| Fatal Railway Accident near Burneside - Westmorland Gazette 6th February 1875 |
| "Barrow Herald" 17 July 1880 |
| Carnforth - Continues to grow - Lancaster Guardian 24th July 1880 |
| Attempt to wreck a train - 7th January 18853rd |
1900 - 1922 |
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| Article from "Railway Magazine" February 1904 |
| Woman Thrown out of Train - 13th March 1911 |
1923 - 1947 |
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| "Night Mail" A Post Office publicity film, released in 1936 |
| �53,000 Modernisation Scheme for Carnforth Station, Daily Mail 28 th September 1937 |
| Modernisation of Carnforth Station, L.M.S.R.Railway Magazine November 1937 |
| Excerpt from "Railway Magazine" January / February 1945 |
| CHANCE FOR FILM FANS, Morecambe Visitor 24 th January 1945 |
| WANTED, People as "Extras" - Morecambe Visitor 24 th January 1945 |
| PETROL DEPOT FIRE, Morecambe Visitor 14 th February 1945 |
| "Night Life" at Carnforth - Morecambe Visitor 21st February 1945. |
| Brief Encounter, Feature Film. released 1946 |
| Obituary, Well-know Euston Station-Master - Lancaster Gurardian 22nd March 1946 |
1948 - 1967 |
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| A Bit of old Carnforth in 1870 Lancaster Guardian and Observer, 21st Jan 1949 |
| "70 MPH MIRACLE OF HEST BANK" Lancashire Evening Post May 20th 1965 |
| "The runaway train came down the track..." 4/9/1966 45095 ran away from Carnforth. |
| "Carnforth station", W.Hardin Osborne remembers. Railway Modeller March 1967 |
1968 - 1969 |
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| Graveyard of Steam - Lancashire Life circa July 1968 |
| "Black Five" November 1968 (Film / Video) |
| BR Decision "Final" Lancaster Guardian 28 th February 1969 |
| Carnforth closure confirmed Morecambe Visitor 5 th March 1969 |
1970 - 1979 |
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| "Rail town facing destruction" Lancaster Guardian 8th December 1972 |
| Comment by Richard Marsh, Lancaster Guardian 13 th September 1974 |
| Carnforth concern over future of railmen Westmorland Gazette 27 December 1974 |
| Victims of uncertainty and change. Westmorland Gazette, 24 th January 1975 |
| Furness and Midland Joint Railway, "Model Railways". August 1975 |
| Rail town suffers another jobs blow, Morecambe Guardian 18 th May 1976 |
| Carnforth - ten years on. Railway Modeller August 1978 |
1980 - 1989 |
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| BR To Demolish Station Building Morecambe Visitor 6th November 1985 |
| "Song of Experience" BBC TV play, 16th February 1986 |
| Supermarket planned to replace derelict station. Morecambe Visitor 26th Feb 1986 |
| Rethink over rail history Lancaster Guardian 11 th April 1986 |
| Best Station in Preston area. Lancaster Guardian 18 th September 1987 |
| Coach derailed, Morecambe Guardian, 5 th February 1988 |
| Report by Mr Mizuhiko Yamaguchi, Yomiuri Shimbun ,16 th February 1988 |
| Aiming to dine out on a Brief Encounter, Lancashire Evening Post 12 th June 1989 |
1990 - 1995 |
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| Heritage
Plaque
Lancaster Guardian 20 th September 1991 Parking concern at town council. Lancaster Guardian 27 th March 1992 A brief encounter with cinema fame, The Visitor March 2 nd 1994 A brief claim to fame in golden oldie unknown origin and date Encounter proves a success. Lancaster Guardian 10 th March 1995 Station's lasting encounter, The Visitor, March 15 th 1995 Harking back to 1945 Lancaster Guardian 10 th March 1995 It's enough to make you weep, � DAILY MAIL, 10 th April 1995 Movie crews move in Lancashire Evening Post 28 th June 1995 Train-spotter Shakespeare's brief encounter with fascism Mail on Sunday 2nd July1995 Return ticket, The Times - 2nd August1995 On the right track with chaste love Daily Telegraph - 12th August 1995 Shops plan "could hit station hopes" Lancashire Evening Post 6 th September 1995 Brief and Sinister Encounter, Lancashire Life October 1995 The woman who knows her station. Glasgow Herald - 9th December 1995 "Richard III",feature film, released 1995 |
1996 |
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| Great
Railway Journeys - Crewe to Carlisle, BBC MCMXCVI A long encounter Lancashire Evening Post 21 st May 1996 Films plaque to the future. Lancashire Evening Post 4 th June 1996 Site unseen: Carnforth Railway Station, Lancashire. The Independent - 30 August1996 As time goes by, Lancashire Magazine November/December 1996 |
1997 |
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| Go-ahead
for �1m Station Scheme, Lancashire
Evening Post 30 th January 1997 Off track! Lancaster Citizen 6 th March 1997 Carnforth gets the station approach, Lancaster Citizen 15 th May 1997 End of the line - attraction runs out of steam!, Lancaster Citizen 12 th June 1997 Modern encounter, Morecambe Guardian 27 th June 1997 |
1998 |
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| Brief
encounter with shifting Sands, The Independent
newspaper 17 th January 1998 It's time to salute jam jar battalion, Morecambe Guardian 15 th May 1998 Fallen star. Lancaster Guardian 11 th September 1998 'It looks like the station from Hell' Independent Newspaper 24 th October 1998 Letter by RAY BRAITHWAlTE, The Independent Newspaper 27 th October 1998 Old station on track for fresh encounter unknown origin and date Station's on track Lancaster Guardian 4 th December 1998 Historic station's trip back in time Lancaster Guardian 11 th December 1998 |
January to June 1999 |
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| Clockwatch
- The Carnforth Clock, BBC MCMXCIX Perfect link to the Lakes Morecambe Visitor 7 th April 1999 TV gives its time to Carnforth The Visitor 13 th January 1999 Station almost home and dry. (Incomplete) The Visitor 5 th May 1999 Station in line for facelift cash joy. Lancashire Evening Post 5 th May 1999 "Collectors Lot" Channel Four Television, broadcast on 7 th May 1999 Junction line to be relaid? "RAIL" magazine, issue 356 (May 5 - May 18th 1999) Shop Unit advert. Lancaster Guardian 21 st May 1999 Watching Brief for station campaign Lancashire Evening Post 9 th June 1999 Full steam ahead, Lancaster Citizen 25 th June 1999 |
July to December 1999 |
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| Vital
time for station. Lancaster Guardian 9 th
July 1999 'DRUG TAKING' at station Lancaster Guardian 30 th July 1999 Railway romance, Lancashire Life August 1999 Visitor centre now on line : Lancaster Guardian 13 th August 1999 It's full speed ahead now... Lancashire Evening Post, 12 th August 1999 Time is right for more than a just brief encounter THE VISITOR.18 th August , 1999 Rail Milestone. "The Leader" , 18 th August 1999 Bid to regenerate Carnforth station. Railway Magazine. August 1999 Issue. Global interest in that very famous station. THE VISITOR 15 th September 1999 A message from Japan. THE VISITOR 22 nd September 1999 Minister backs tourism plans, Lancaster Guardian 1st October 1999 A very close Encounter, Sunday Express 17 th October 1999 Town's US twin, Lancaster Guardian (Carnforth Edition) 29 th October 1999 Time runs out for station steeped in myth, The GUARDIAN 8 th November 1999 Steamed up , The GUARDIAN Wednesday 10 th November 1999 Talks hope in fight to revamp famous station, Lancashire Evening Post, 9 / 11 / 99 MP clocks on to halt station 'vandalism', Lancaster Guardian 26 th November 1999 'BRIEF ENCOUNTER' Railway station to be restored, RAIL 373 Railtrack steps in with cash, Lancaster Guardian Friday 3 rd December 1999 New era dawns at station, The VISITOR Wednesday 8 th December 1999 Close encounter with best of British, Yorkshire Post 18 th December 1999 |
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| Advertisement,
Property section of Lancaster Guardian, 14 th
January 2000 |
| NRES
can
often be wide of the mark, RAIL 374 January 2000 |
| Reprieved
encounter , � DAILY MAIL January 15 th,
2000 |
| I
say, Celia,
they've turned back the clock on our Brief Encounter, Daily
Mail, January 15 th,
2000 |
| Do we
want a giant
trainset or a transport system?, "RAIL" 375 |
| 'Stop
and Examine'
"RAIL" magazine, issue 376 (January 26 - February 8 2000) |
| California
dreaming, Lancaster Guardian, 27 th
January 2000 |
| Rail
trust
rekindles a romance, The Daily Telegraph 31 st
January 2000 |
| "Carnforth
reprieve" , Railnews February 2000 |
| All
change
at the station of romance,� Express and Star, Friday
4 th February 2000 |
| Brief
Encounter:
The Sequel, � DAILY MAIL February 7 th,
2000 |
| A
setting
starved of love, The Times 12 th
February 2000 |
| Carnforth's
days
of glory The Times - 19 February2000 |
| Brief
Encounter
station rescued - "Track Record" March 2000 |
| Station
dates to boost refurbishment, Lancaster Citizen 10 th
March 2000 |
| Sentimental
journey, Daily Mail 20th March 2000 |
| No Brief Encounter.... - Westmorland Gazette 24th March 2000 |
| Can
you
bridge this gap in knowledge? Lancaster Citizen 24 th
March 2000 "Thanks to your readers for their help" unknown local paper circa April 2000 Champagne and a spring clean for station project,Westmorland Gazette, 7th April 2000 Our readers bridge the gap ! - The Citizen 27 th April 2000 A romantic railway vision Railnews May 2000 Turning back the clock, Candis July 2000 The workers soon to be standing on platform one... Lancaster Guardian 4th Aug 2000 Station youths blasted Morecambe Visitor, circa September 2000 Station set for a revamp, Morecambe Visitor 27 th September 2000 Full steam ahead! Lancaster Citizen, 5th October 2000 A brief signature seals station, The Visitor 11 th October 2000 Delight as work starts on station revamp The Citizen October 12 th 2000 It's full steam ahead! Lancaster Guardian 13th October 2000 Celia's clock ticks on Daily Express 5 th November 2000 |
2001 |
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| Carnforth's action station The Visitor 21 st February 2001 |
| Bus link to boost station progress. The Citizen 22 February 2001 |
| More good news rolls in for Carnforth station Lancaster Guardian 23 rd February 2001 |
| A Brief Encounter....56 Years On. Saga Magazine March 2001 |
| Goodbye to all that. NEW STATESMAN, March 26th, 2001 |
| "Station’s new encounter" Lancaster Guardian 8th June 2001 |
| Love story station's romantic revival, The Times - 13 August 2001 |
| Brief re-encounter The Times - 13 August 2001 |
| Love for famous station burns eternal Glasgow Herald - 14 August 2001 |
| Return ticket to old glory, Barrow Evening Mail, Wednesday August 15 2001 |
| An encounter that was all too brief - Financial Times - 01 September 2001 |
| A day return trip on the Hogwarts' express - Daily Mail - 7th December 2001 |
| Tourism potential of Harry Potter express derailed The Guardian - 28 December2001 |
| Missed train - The Guardian 29 December 2001 |
| Harry Potter and the disappearing train - Daily Mail 31st December2001 |
| 2002 |
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| A train by any other name The Guardian - 1 January2002 |
| PEOPLE - International Herald Tribune - 2 January 2002 |
| Carnforth Station's finally back on track, Lancaster Guardian 8th February 2002 |
| Gateway pledges new railway track - Lancashire Evening Post 15th February 2002 |
| The stuff of legends restored to glory at last - Liverpool Post & Echo 18 Feb 2002 |
| Full steam ahead for Carnforth - The Visitor - 20th February 2002 |
| Regeneration takes the station approach - Citizen 21st February 2002 |
| Dawn of a new era - Morecambe Guardian 22nd February 2002 |
| Encountering a Classic Timepiece, Lancaster Guardian 12th July 2002 |
| Famous clock ticks again ! Westmorland Gazette, 12th July 2002 |
| Carnforth clock has a Brief Encounter 12 July 2002 - First North Western |
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| Carnforth comes back to life for more legendary brief encounters Railnews Feb 2003 |
| Carnforth Connect celebrates success - Westmorland Gazette circa 1st April 2003 |
| Birthday Celebrations - Carnforth Journal April 2003 |
| Station revamp ticks over nicely - The Citizen July 24, 2003 |
| Carnforth recreates a Brief Encounter - The Visitor 22nd October 2003 |
| Station draws crowd as it turns the clock back to Brief Encounter The Citizen 23/10/2003 |
| On the right track - Lancaster Gurardian 24th October 2003 |
| Is this the end of free Parking? - Carnforth Journal December 2003 |
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| Time to revamp famous clock - unknown publication and date. |
| Can you help brighten up station revamp? - Unknown publication and date. |
| Connecting your transport - unknown publication and date |
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