MORECAMBE PROMENADE STATION

[jamesmckerrell63]

hi greg great to see morecambe rail station had many thoughts when i felt down cheers

[gregorysimonanderson]

@jamesmckerrell63 Thanks for watching and the comment

[jamesmckerrell63]

@gregorysimonanderson hi greg thanx for your responce i lived and worked in morecambe in 86 and sad to see frontierland gone but not forgotten along with the rail station,,,,,and everywhere else

[xxxchrist1]

Hi Greg, amazing post. What a beautiful building, such a shame the railway is just an afterthought now.

[gregorysimonanderson]

@xxxchrist1 It is a shame the building is no longer used by the railways but it is a great building

[noelist]

Hi Greg, was this after February 1994, when the last train left, it really was a terrible mistake, leaving two lines and a level crossing would have been a better idea, still room for market and Morrisons, bet the council were bribed, allegedly! great to see what it was like. cheers.

[gregorysimonanderson]

@noelist Hi Leon do not now what year this was but trains were still running from the platforms a bit after this clip

[D7579]

Absolutely brilliant. This reminds me of holidays spent with my Aunt and Uncle in the mid 1970s. My Uncle worked in the telephone exchange overlooking the line. A North West railrover meant an early start to get to Lancaster on the Skipton DMU up the WCML, perhaps the Cumbrian Coast to Carlisle and down the S&C and home, with plenty to see every day.

Even Steamtown was worth a look. How things have changed, and not for the better.

Thanks for posting this video.

[gregorysimonanderson]

@D7579 Thanks for the comment glad you like the clip

[mesembe]

i struggle to understand where the old track was

[gregorysimonanderson]

@mesembe The tracks would now go straight through the market if they were relayed thank you for watching the video

[mesembe]

@gregorysimonanderson and if it was relayed would morrisons still be there

[gregorysimonanderson]

@mesembe I think they would lose the petrol station and a bit of the car park

[Mancunian1001]

I fell in love with the station in August 1986 (aged 7), and was horrified to find it run down on another visit to Morecambe in 1992. It gave you that sense of anticipation you were well on the way to the resort. It had character compared with ephemeral nature of its successor.

Despite the loss of its commercial use, I am still happy to see the building in tip-top condition as The Platform.

[gregorysimonanderson]

@Mancunian1001 Thank you for your comment glad you like the clip

[hobnobkitkat]

Ah, the memories - and the excitement of arriving on holiday every July

[gregorysimonanderson]

@hobnobkitkat Thank you glad you like the clip

[siterdelmosh]

This takes me back,..Used to get the Morecambe ghost train from the station every saturday,.. To go skating at Warrington,..Nice one.

Peace*

[gregorysimonanderson]

Thank you glad it brings back the memories

[mesembe]

@siterdelmosh  ghost train?

[natty444]

Excellent video. Morecambe was cruelly robbed of its railway heritage, and it's good to see Promenade Station in action again. Do you have any more like it?

[gregorysimonanderson]

thanks for the comment sorry no more vid

[natty444]

Oh well - the ones you have are more than enough! I can't say how happy I am to see the station again. Some might think it's stupid, but when you look at the Bus Shelter they replaced that beautiful station with, how can you not feel sorry that it's gone? If I were head of Network Rail I'd get rid of the new one and take Promenade back again. Tourist Information will have to find a new home LOL.

Many thanks again

Nathan

[gregorysimonanderson]

Thanks again for the comment I agree with your comments but we all know it will never happen again thanks for your kind words

[squeakyadam]

Unfortunately Tourism was in decline . At least the building is still there and looked after .

[gregorysimonanderson]

Thank you for your comment and yes the building is looked after