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Carnforth Motive Power Depot

Steamtown is based at the old Carnforth MPD (Motive Power Depot), and hence has a genuine atmosphere to it. It includes running sheds, offices and workshops, a coaling tower (seen here) ash disposal, water columns, 70ft turntable, and a carriage and wagon shop.

It was the intention of Steamtown to recreate as far as possible the original "look-and-feel" of a main line MPD. However, I'm told by Ben Fisher that Steamtown is now closed to the public, and serves mainly as a depot for a private carriage overhaul firm.

Image : dir=br/carnforth/ page=index 35021 bytes, pixels Date : 28 Jun 1980, catalogued 25 Jan 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 9514 Description : Coal stage and water column, Carnforth MPD.

Image : dir=br/carnforth/../lner/a3/ page=index 36873 bytes, pixels Date : 28 Jun 1980, catalogued 03 May 1998 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome 64, slide number 9483 Description : As a boy, I built coaling stages from Meccano, but it wasn't until this photo was taken that I ever saw one in real life. Although it wasn't really real life, since steam on the BR wasn't really real in 1980.

Image : dir=br/carnforth/../lner/a3/ page=index 89960 bytes, pixels Date : 28 Jun 1980, catalogued 30 Jan 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 9509 Description : Flying Scotsmanposes for a portrait shot at Carnforth sheds.

Image : dir=br/carnforth/../lner/a3/ page=index 108982 bytes, pixels Date : 28 Jun 1980, catalogued 30 Jan 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 9518 Description : Flying Scotsmanat Carnforth sheds.

Image : dir=br/carnforth/../lner/a3/ page=index 71113 bytes, pixels Date : 28 Jun 1980, catalogued 30 Jan 1999 Photographer : John Hurst Medium : Kodachrome, slide number 9512 Description : Flying Scotsmanin the foreground, andLord Nelsonin the background.

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