This Was Here! Abandoned Brock (Barton) Railway Station
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Here on the West Coast mainline between Preston to the South and Lancaster off to the North Brock Station’s previous location was called Roebuck.
It was built in 1840 and lasted nine years before it was de-commissioned. This station was just East off Billsborrow lane in a little area known locally called Duncomber. The original station was named because of the nearest house or Inn then called Roebuck Inn. Now known as the Roebuck hotel.
The bridge over the river was also called Roebuck bridge, a structure more impressive than the station. Why? well the station probably had no platform, or station buildings, it’s mentioned it was only a small little box or sentry box beside the track.
As much as I’ve tried to find out more unfortunately Roebuck is nothing more than committed to history like a railway ghost. But unlike Roebuck around 1849 a new station was built to accommodate the ever inflating popularity of the railways.
This area has always been an area for long distance travel. From Preston to Cumbria some form of path or way has been here. Parts of the A6 road follows a Roman road especially the further north you get near Penrith.
This stretch we now know as the West Coast Mainline was completed when the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway opened in it 1840. Brock station was built about half a mile north of Roebuck which survived until 1939. The goods station remained here for a further 15 years.
The line still exists, and will do for many years to come. Originally built by by different companies between the 1830s and the 1880s. After the completion of the successful Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830.
This part was built by the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway and the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, later the whole section was absorbed by the LNWR.
The route came under the sole control of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) on 1 January 1923 when the different railway companies were grouped, under the Railways Act 1921.
A lot of history over the years especially since the 1955 modernisation plan, when the line was modernised and electrified in stages between 1959 and 1974. Today is just a public footpath area beside the river. A popular spot for rail enthusiast. A picnic area beside a pond, wedged neatly between the M6 and A6 roadway.
The railway line is still firmly here. Who knows what the next chapter in this section of rail travel will hold.
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© Nodrog
Very interesting video. Before the bridge and the car showroom were there I used to park up with my son and we would walk across and look around the area where the station was and the remains of it before carrying on and walking along the little track to a little area by the river further down at the end of the track and have a picnic. My brother lives in Blackpool and does some fabulous drawings of trains and trams (though he specialises in lorries).
Hi. My nan and grandad lived in the station house my mum Margaret and uncle Roy whiteside were brought up in the station house. . I was raised there as a baby very fond memories of this place thankyou for sharing this video. .
My great grandfather was station master of Garstang & Catterall station in the late 18 hundreds just a little further north and he was the son of the station master of Brock station.
Very good that. Right up my street 👍
I loved the black and white shot of two class 50s on 1S75 at 11:27 in the video. They hauled Anglo-Scottish expresses north of Crewe in the years 1970-74 just before electrification. I was a schoolboy at the time. 1S75 was the 14.05 Euston-Glasgow which travelled by the Dumfries route north of Carlisle. So the photo must have been taken around about 7pm.
Great bit of rail history Gordon . Thanks for your very good video
Another excellent vid, thank you. It took me back to my youth when we used to catch the bus to Brock for trainspotting at the level crossing (yes this was in the early 60's long before they built that footbridge over the line). I remember the signal box and the stone building on the far side (the old station building?), and the lane on the opposite side of the track was the start of the very popular walk to Brock Mill. It was sad though interesting to learn of the fatal accident at the location, but I'm thinking the Green Man pub the lady was taken to might have been the one at Brock and not the one at Inglewhite as shown in the vid. The Green man at Brock was only a few hundreds yards north from the level crossing on the A6, so that would be more logical. I only offer this as information and not crticism, as the Green Man at Brock has been closed for quite a few years which you wouldn't be aware about (I think the building is still there just before the new roundabout, by the entrance to the Barton Grange complex). Thanks again for a very interesting video, and keep up the good work.
A typical example of how railways at the time were lifelines to communities that would have been isolated before it
Hi Nice look back in History and the Now and Then look back. 👍Thumbs Up👍
Like other comments have said there used to be a foot crossing there, think it only closed around 10 years ago. I remember it and I'm only 23
1st class report Gordon, always a good watch.
eh up just to let you know just had a class 37 pass i was in my cabin and i new that thrash ,just got to see it may have been a double header going from blackpool to preston at 14.25 passing through kirkham and wesham..thanks dave pack
Fascinating that the two lamp posts survive, I pass there occasionally and might just have to stop and have a look. Thanks for the vids, very informative
a very good blog thank you
very nice video dude love em
Great info as always.
Just over the road from me at Bilsborrow car sales👍
Great bit of history always a great video thank you from Wolverhampton 👍👍
Brilliant Gordon and many thanks. A few sugestions for north of there, Garstang, Bay Horse and Galgate. I believe Bay Horse was used for royalty visting the Duke of Lancasters estate at Abbeystead.
good video well made
Very interesting video. I enjoyed that. Thanks
Excellent information:)👍
great history of the 2 railway station Gordon
well done great video.
I was born in a house next to the Lancaster Castle station and Green Ayre in 1943. The bridge over the road along the quay remains. Also, the bridge from Green Ayre to Scale Hall is now the main Road...............now that would male a good story to video as the old trackbed remains...........Mike Wilcock, now retired in Wales..................TheMichaelWilcock... on YT
Another great vid.
My father married my wife and me in St Hildas Bilsborrow in 1983.
Wow , very interesting
Preston used to be the same,you had to walk the traks and unfortunately a lady was killed leaving six children homeless
I would love something like this for the woodhead line
I love things like that , also sad to see abandoned stations closed by beeachem .
There used to be a foot crossing that was called brock foot crossing but it got taken away and was replaced by a foot bridge
Love the vlog u need to come to we’re I live and do the railway track near me as was told by my dad it was the same track my grandad use to drive his train on from Stockport
The overbridge went in and the old stone track bridge during the electrification north of Preston. At that time I lived about a 100 yds from the WCML at it was chaos as bridges were raised, replaced and tracks realigned.
Great Video. You mentioned the badger crests on the bridges. The New Road bridge to the north of your location has the stone badger emblems. There were originally brass badgers but of course kept getting nicked and were eventually replaced with stone. The newspaper report of Anne Baines' death says she was travelling to Broughton station - another station which I guess disappeared around the same time as Brock
Super details. I’ll look after this. Think it warrants a second film. Also got the green man pub wrong.
@@nodrog Yeah, didn't want to pick you up on that. The Green Man pub was across the road from the station, the building just before the Barton Grange roundabout
RIP, Anne B. 💚
And, of course, Jane S. We are but Dust and Shadow. Stay free. R ❤
Great Video, enjoyed this, honestly didn't knew that Brock Station closed in the 30s to passengers, video very informative, got the history, today's layout and even tips on getting good pictures or videos. also I just had a quick look on the National Library of Scotland map which I found very useful after another CZcamsr, Paul Whitewick of Whitewick Abandoned Railways mentioned it in one of his videos about on how he looks for his research and looking on the ISO map, it shows the layout of Brock station between 1892 to 1914
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18&lat=53.8595&lon=-2.7427&layers=168&right=BingHyb
first one to view goodvideo
The beck is actually the River Brock.
I think that photo you said was taken in 1954 of the 2 car DMU by the signal box maybe 1964 as the rear carriage has the yellow warning panel and front carriage is in BR blue with the double arrow emblem of the 60s
Prior to the green bridge there was a user operated crossing with red and green lights with sounders for pedestrians to cross the line
Could you do a video on Standish railway station?
They’ve closed this level crossing at brock in 2014 Gordon whilst the station itself might have been closed during the beeching axe of the 60s
This station was closed - for the necessity of speed on a main line of only double-track - on 1/5/39.
Craig Z List yeah and the level crossing at Brock was still in tact until 2014 before they closed it and transformed it to the footbridge
there was a problem on the line last Monday what was the problem between Lancaster and Preston stuck for 7 hours 22nd of July
nice video
when is #your going to be uploaded
Great video Gordon but I need to correct the information on the Green Man Public House. The Green Man you showed in the clip is actually at Inglewhite several miles away. www.visitlancashire.com/food-and-drink/the-green-man-p750060 The Green Man at Brock was taken over by the Myerscough collage many years ago so would be difficult to find on a search of the internet unless you knew where it was. www.closedpubs.co.uk/lancashire/brock_greenman.html You can see what was the front aspect of the pub (Now much changed) on google maps on the left just South of the new roundabout to the Barton Grange Garden centre. The old Corn mill building can be seen on the right, just a few hundred yards North of the A6 bridge over the River Brock where the path to the old rail crossing (Now the new footbridge) is. I've fished the River Brock since I was a boy and know the area well, I used the old crossing many times and in those days it didn't have a telephone or even warning lights to warn of approaching trains just signage to say *Look Both Ways Before Crossing* which is why they eventually put in the bridge. Not surprising considering that stretch of line is one of the straightest and fastest on the entire West Coast Main Line. On the Eastern side of the tracks between the railway and the motorway bridge there used to be a row of cottages with allotment gardens built for the railway workers. They were to the left between the old footpath and the river, long since demolished. The wooden footbridge over the river was not there originally and you are correct about the foundations of the old stone bridge under the current one. Like I said before great video loving the lost stations theme, keep'em coming.
Spot on, I've just seen the real Green Man pub on an old map - I'll need to chase this up as the bridge over the canal is also called Green Man Bridge, rebuilt 1952. Great that you've contributed to the vlog with this detail, it helps the quest become better clarified 8)
Further up the line you can see what looks like a defunct station. All that remains appears to be a station master's house, could be wrong as there is no access point to view. The area in question is Bay Horse nr Wham lane.
bay hores station yard is still used by network rail
next station north of brock is garstang and catterall the station house is still there the goods yard is still used .
Are you after Simon Teabag Montefiore's job, Nodrog?
I literally saw 66617 2 days ago at BNT station