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  Carnforth Station Briefly Encountered
  by PhotogeniquE IPA

  Carnforth Station Briefly Encountered March 25th 2008 was the centenery and celebration of the life and work of Sir David Lean KBE, possibly one of the best, if not the best British Film Director ever. / / His career produced such classics as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India. He has been Widely acclaimed by such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick and George Lucas. / / Brief Encounter, made in the last year of World War 2 Britain (1945), is adapted from Noel Coward’s one act play, Still Lives, and tells the, then, unthinkable story of a housewife (Celia Johnson) for whom the discovery of the passion of real love (with Trevor Howard’s Doctor), as contrasted to her quiet conventional marriage, brings her to the very point of suicide. / / The story, predominately, centres on their meetings at the fictional, Milford train station which, in reality, was Carnforth Station located on the southern edge of Cumbria. This location was chosen because, although at the tail-end of WW2, a blackout was still in force in London. There were no such problems in the wilds of Carnforth, and the station was, at that time, a busy junction with plenty of trains thundering by. / / The film’s soundtrack prominently features the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff and played by Eileen Joyce. / / The modern Carnforth station, almost unchamged, now boasts an impressive visitors’ centre. / / Lots of location information here / / This image is, clockwise from top-left: / 1 – the station refreshment room, lovingly recreated at the station because the film used a fictional London-based set. / 2 – The clock at the top of the ramp leading from platform 1 to platform 2. In the film the clock-facia was covered over and card-board hands were used to keep time continuity. / 3 – Rail-tracks, little changed from 1945, with the exception of the electric wires, which would whisk the two lovers together, and then apart. / 4 – A photo in the visitor centre, which shows a steam train of the era approaching the station. / / These photos were taken on 23rd March 2008 / / Image 1,2,& 3© PhotogeniquE 2008 / Image 4 © unknown all rights reserved. / This composite is not for sale.

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  All that Jazz
  by PhotogeniquE IPA

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  While we were briefly encountering Carnforth Station, in the room next to the re-created Refreshment Room, there was a Jazz Band Playing. I didn’t find out their name. / / Of course, being a guitarist, I felt obliged to selectively feature the guitar. For those of you who care about such things (you know who you are!) it was an Ibanez AFS75T. / / The observant among you will see that there is one other coloured object in the frame. A poster announcing David Lean’s centenary. / / © photogenique (dave peddie): using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action.

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  Three Little Huts
  by Stevie Millgate

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  Hey, This shot was taken just 1 mile outside of Carnforth UK at a place called Pine Lakes. Pine Lakes is a place were you rent these cabins that look over the lake. Beautyful place!! Thanks for taking the time to look! Stevie

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  Across Morecambe Bay from Silverdale
  by PhotogeniquE IPA

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  After briefly encountering Carnforth Station, and the Jazz Band, we drove over to Silverdale located on the north-eastern side of Morecambe Bay. You can park right on the beach, and when we arrived the sun was beginning to go down across the bay. / / © photogenique (dave peddie): using this image for any purpose and in any way, without prior permission, may lead to legal action.

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  Far Arnside, near Carnforth
  by Steve Liptrot

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  Retired Engines
  by Stuart Howard

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  Dusk at the engine sheds at Carnforth Station, UK. Steam engines took a lot more looking after than modern trains. Long after the last train of the day has run, these engines were still in steam, awaiting coal and water for their next duty and attention from the fitters and cleaners. Steam in Britain is now largely a thing of the past, having been abolished by British Railways in 1968. When the diesels took over, thousands of engine crews lost their jobs and depots like this disappeared.