153263 departs from Bare Lane station, passing the 1937 LMS box, working the 10.04 Lancaster to Morecambe Northern service. The 'signalman' observes the passage of the train as it crosses the busy level crossing. However, when I say signalman he is in point of fact an employee of Northern Trains who is standing in as a station announcer and observer of goings on. The box was shut on 08.12.12 following a new crossing being installed with control passing to Preston PSB. Notice that the train appears to be running wrong line. This is because the two parallel bi-directional tracks are operated from Morecambe South Junction as 'long sidings'. The one to the right to Morecambe and the one to the left is freight only to Heysham for access to the nuclear power station.
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