2016

NZ2913 : LNER Engineer's Dept 1932 building

taken 8 years ago, near to Darlington, England

LNER Engineer's Dept 1932 building
LNER Engineer's Dept 1932 building
Near Darlington railway station. Now occupied by Network Rail.

See also NZ2913 : LNER Engineer's Dept 1932 building & NZ2913 : LNER Engineer's Dept 1932 building.
Darlington Railway Station :: NZ2914

Also known as Darlington (Bank Top), the imposing Grade II* Listed station building LinkExternal link , designed by William Bell, was opened in 1887.

The scale of the building is best appreciated from the inside due to its cramped location amongst narrow streets. The grand entrance with an Italianate clock tower on Park Lane at Victoria Road is at odds with the surrounding cattle mart and terraced houses.

Built in red brick with four arched train shed roofs supported by ornate cast iron columns. Two of the arched roofs run the length of the station and accommodate the north and south bound through platforms, one which houses Platforms 2 & 3 which are terminal platforms serving Northern Rail services and one which covers the executive and short stay car parks. This area possibly housed terminal platforms at some time in the past. Platform 4a is a section at the south end of Platform 4.

Located on the East Coast Main Line, the station is well served by several rail companies; Virgin Trains East Coast, Cross Country, Trans Pennine Express and Northern Rail.


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NZ2913, 148 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 29 August, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 5 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2934 1378 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:31.1084N 1:32.8964W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2933 1378
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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