Blackpool North superseded Talbot Road Station which was Blackpool’s first railway station, opening in 1846. It was renamed North Station in 1872 and in those days its front access was from Dickson Road.
The original station was replaced in 1898 and it was eventually demolished in the 1970s to make way for the station we have today. The pictures are a real throwback to the 80s and 90s, how we remember the station through those decades. The buffet shop, ticket office, pensioners on a £1 ticket to anywhere in the country, industrial action and developments remind us of past times.
7. Memories of Blackpool North
Work underway for the new car park at North Station Photo: National World
9. Memories of Blackpool North
The lines wind away from the station in June 1994 Photo: National World
10. Memories of Blackpool North
Acting Station Master Peter Tattersall (extreme right) with Station Superintendent Santokh Khambay and the staff of North Station Photo: National World
11. Memories of Blackpool North
The staff car park was full in this 1972 picture Photo: National World
12. Memories of Blackpool North
This was April 1965 and the station roof was being renewed. it was closed for a fortnight Photo: National World