2009

SE3055 : Harrogate Railway Station

taken 16 years ago, near to Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

Harrogate Railway Station
Harrogate Railway Station
A class 144 (144018) train stands parked for the night in the middle bay of Harrogate station.
Class 144 DMU

British Rail� Class 144� "Pacer"� diesel multiple units� (DMUs) were built by� BREL Derby� between 1986 and 1987. Twenty-three Class 144 units were built in total. The units have a maximum speed of 75� mph (121� km/h) and are externally similar to the earlier� Class 143� Pacers. The first thirteen of the class, No. 144001-013 are 2-car units. The remaining ten, No. 144014-023 are all 3-car units.
Currently they are all operated by Northern Rail.

Harrogate Station

Harrogate station is located on the Harrogate Line 18.25 miles north of Leeds railway station. Northern Rail operate the station and provide nearly all passenger train services except a daily East Coast service to and from London Kings Cross.
The station opened in 1862.
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Harrogate Line

The Harrogate Line is a rail line through parts of North Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Metro area connecting Leeds to York by way of Harrogate and Knaresborough. The service is operated by Northern Rail, with a few additional workings by East Coast. Metro's bus and rail MetroCard ticket is available for journeys between Leeds and Harrogate. The line opened in 1848.
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SE3055, 1903 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
DS Pugh   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 27 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 1 November, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 304 552 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:59.5602N 1:32.2229W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 304 553
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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