Central Station, Bank Top Station, best kept station award

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iBase ID

317327

Reference identifier

EBU-U01-N34-7-1

Title

Central Station, Bank Top Station, best kept station award

Place

Burnley

Personal names

Mr Marrar, C. Butchard, C. Calderbank, Mr Standing, Mr Tout, Bert Townend, Mr Rayner, Miss A. Hartley, T. Harrison

General notes

Central Station (Bank Top Station), best kept station award in around 1935.

Back row
3rd from left - Mr Marrar, ticket collector
6th from left - C. Butchard, foreman porter
8th from left - C. Calderbank, telegraph clerk
11th from left - Mr Standing, railway policeman
12th from left - Mr Tout

Front row
2nd from left - Bert Townend, booking clerk - died in around 1937
4th from left - Mr Rayner, station master - appointed in August 1934 (Burnley Express 25/8/1934 p15).
5th from left - Miss A. Hartley, station master's secretary
6th from left - T. Harrison, booking clerk

Opened by the East Lancashire Railway Company on 1st December 1848 as Burnley Central, it was re-named Bank Top station in November 1871. On 2nd October 1944 the name reverted to Burnley Central. A short branch line ran from the station to Bank Hall colliery.

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Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Year of image

Mid 20th Century

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Subjects

Place Names > Burnley

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