To collect my new car I walked from Lancaster station

to the dealership on the eastern side of Morecambe. This walk involved a walk along part of the Sustrans Route 69 that followed the route of the former Green Ayre Railway. The story of this line is a fascinating one that revolves around the construction of the world's first overhead electrified line initially utilising 6,600 volts. This pioneering line that ran from Lancaster to Morecambe was set up by the Midland Railway and used as a test bed for further electrification methods later adopted on the wider network. In its later life, after the wiring was removed, it became a forgotten outpost with it closing in 1966 with intermittent freight operating until 1976. The bridge seen in this scene carries Ovangle Road over the former line. I wonder if the four vertical steel tubes attached to the bridge are a remnant of the electrification equipment?