Burn Naze Halt railway station
Burn Naze | |||||
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 The station viewed around 1950, looking north | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Burn Naze, Wyre England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°53′12″N 3°00′14″W / 53.8867°N 3.0040°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD341438 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 February 1909[1] | Station opened | ||||
| 1 June 1970 | Station closed | ||||
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Burn Naze Halt railway station served Burn Naze in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England, between 1909 and 1970. The platforms were heavily overgrown with vegetation until 2014, when the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society began restoration work.
The line used to be double track,[2] but has been reduced to single track since passenger services ceased in 1970.
It was a popular alighting station for workers of ICI Hillhouse and its predecessor, United Alkali Company.
Preservation
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In spring 2013, the Poulton & Wyre Railway Society were granted an extension to their licence from Network Rail to work on the trackbed, covering the whole branch from Poulton. They then began work on clearing the platforms at Burn Naze Station. As of January 2024, the station has been cleared extensively and the society are continuing their clearance work ready for the line to reopen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 108
- ^ "Railway Station Burn Naze Thornton-Cleveleys". Red Rose Collections from Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Poulton and Wyre Railway Society PWRS - Visit Poulton-le-Fylde". Visit Poulton. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
[edit]| Maps showing Burn Naze Halt |
| Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945) |
| NPE Maps (1947) |
| Vision of Britain |
| Other maps |
- Poulton and Wyre Railway Society, working towards restoring passenger services to Fleetwood.
- Google Street View of Burn Naze Station
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Wyre Dock | Preston and Wyre Joint Railway Fleetwood Branch Line |
Thornton for Cleveleys |