Where is this?
 

This photograph has been posted on the Transport Worldwide forum and the members have been trying to establish where it was taken.

They say it was taken in Feb 1967 and the train was taking Manchester United supporters to Burnley.

A few members have suggested Accrington but being a newcomer I can't remember the old station and lines.
If it is Accrington and it is coming off the viaduct then it must be going back to Manchester.

Does anybody have a definite yes or no whether it is Accrington? I doubt it.

Thanks in advance for looking.

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The photo has been attacked by gremlins, Gremlin.

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Well me eyes aint bad, but aint got X-Ray vision.:D

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Ooops, sorry, trying to make my dinner and post at the same time.
Obviously I am not very good at multi tasking.

At least my jacket potato was good, and the Aussie white plonk even better.

I did find out that Burnley didn't play Manchester United in February 1957 but they did on the 22 April that year and lost 2-0.

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Could well be Accy Gremlin, looking at the arches

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Don't look right to me the way i remember the approach from Burnley into accy station????:confused::confused:

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Gremlin, can you please clarify whether it's supposed to have been taken in 1967 or 1957?
Didn't there used to be a footbridge from the Blackburn platform to the Manchester platform? It doesn't appear in the photo, though.

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It says on the caption it was taken in February 1967 taking Manchester United supporters to Burnley.
The two chimneys just behind the engine looked at though they are on Blackburn Road between the arches and Town Hall so I think it rules out that the photo is of Accrington.

Sorry I put 1957 in my second post.

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This is Accrington Station in 1966 looking to Blackburn on the right or west and Manchester on the Up or South,

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Whats really confusing me, is i cannot remember another big viaduct between Manchester n Burnley??:confused:

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our viaduct is supposed to be pretty unique so id say that was it

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when did they lift the line out of Accrington to Manchester?
There is a photo on this forum taken by one of our members dated 1967 and the rails to Manchester have gone.

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Here's Burnley viaduct, you go over it as you're coming into or leaving Burnley Central.

File:47124 crosses Burnley Viaduct.jpg - Wikimedia Commons


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ey_Viaduct.jpg

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Ah cheers yerself, never did take much notice of owt the Dingles had.:D would guess its probably that un then?