DavidChandler
Member
Former railway workers from Lancaster Green Ayre station were joined by rail and history enthusiasts for a special New Years Day walk.
The group were marking exactly 50 years since Lancaster Green Ayre station and the line to Morecambe closed to passengers on 01 January 1966. One of the walkers, Barry Cole, even worked that final shift. Today, much of the line is the cycleway between the City and the seaside resort.
The group set off from the former Morecambe Promenade station (now The Platform arts centre) and walked just under 4 miles to the site of Green Ayre, on the south bank of the Lune.
Along the way, they shared stories of the old line and looked for traces of its heritage, which are still visible today.
The walk concluded at Lancaster station, where special permission was granted for access to the disused platform 6, which used to serve trains to and from Green Ayre.
A special event 'Green Ayre Rises' will be taking place at Lancaster Library on 1st-2nd May 2016, with the centre-piece being the display of a model railway layout of the station. Further details here: http://www.friendsoflancasterlibrary.org.uk/
The walking group on the old Green Ayre line, near Schola Green Lane, Morecambe:
On the disused platform 6 at Lancaster station:
The group were marking exactly 50 years since Lancaster Green Ayre station and the line to Morecambe closed to passengers on 01 January 1966. One of the walkers, Barry Cole, even worked that final shift. Today, much of the line is the cycleway between the City and the seaside resort.
The group set off from the former Morecambe Promenade station (now The Platform arts centre) and walked just under 4 miles to the site of Green Ayre, on the south bank of the Lune.
Along the way, they shared stories of the old line and looked for traces of its heritage, which are still visible today.
The walk concluded at Lancaster station, where special permission was granted for access to the disused platform 6, which used to serve trains to and from Green Ayre.
A special event 'Green Ayre Rises' will be taking place at Lancaster Library on 1st-2nd May 2016, with the centre-piece being the display of a model railway layout of the station. Further details here: http://www.friendsoflancasterlibrary.org.uk/
The walking group on the old Green Ayre line, near Schola Green Lane, Morecambe:
On the disused platform 6 at Lancaster station: