Railway Architecture

Carnforth again I'm afraid but this is one last look at it. Just past the tallish building on the right hand platform is the Settle - Leeds junction curving off to the right. It is a very tight curve at which even the relatively short wheelbased bogies of a DMU squeal in protest.The Leeds train never exceeds 10 MPH here. A Pacific 4-6-2 would have no chance. I guess even a 0-4-0 saddle tank wold be struggling. But they must have managed sometime. Its interesting to note the overhead electric cables. Why are they there? They end at the signal box beyond the bridge. Electric trains do not use these platforms. Indeed the only electric trains that run are the high speen Pendolinos run by Virgin between London and Glasgow on the mainline.

Norman