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Station revamp ticks over nicely
The Citizen - Focus on the Bay - Friday, July 24, 2003
THE bustling town of Carnforth found fame when it featured in the Brief Encounter movie, starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. The 1945 love story was a hit around the world, and made the town's station a must destination for visitors. As well as enjoying its moment of glory in the classic weepy, the station clock was also the first in the UK to adopt British Standard Time after the abolition of local time zones in the 19th century. Sadly, the timepiece - with the rest of the station - fell into disrepair and was abandoned when the station became unmanned in the late 1980s, leaving no one to wind it. But supporters of Carnforth Station's revamp have clocked up a major success as plans for the future of the historic building are ticking over nicely. An exhibition hall, gift shop and retail units are due for completion later this year while the Brief Encounter Refreshment Rooms - replicas of those in the film - are expected to throw open their doors next Easter. Carnforth, on the West Coast Main Line between London and Glasgow, was also renowned for being a major rail town as the hub of three main routes, heading north, east and west. It also has a long-standing major quarrying industry, and holds its own as an attractive destination for visitors with a range of specialist shops and rich choice of watering holes and eateries. Carnforth makes an ideal base from which to tour the surrounding area, including the Lake District, and the innovative integrated transport system Carnforth Connect links bus and train services while also providing cycle racks on some routes.
The Citizen - Focus on the Bay - Friday, July 24, 2003
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