St Bees

CRS Code	SBS
Collected date	14/09/15

St Bees station is one of the Cumbrian Coast line's larger stations, serving the town pf the same name as the line veers away from the coast to avoid a rocky headland. The station has two platforms, connected by a level crossing and footbridge at the northern end of the station. We arrived on platform 1, for northbound services. This platform only has a small wooden shelter:

Platform 1, seen from the footbridge steps. In the middle is a raised section of platform, a "Harrington Hump" to make the low platform more tolerable:

The signalling on much of this line is still mechanical with signalboxes and semaphore signals, so the exit from platform 1 goes past St Bees signalbox:

Walking round the back to take a look at the rear of the signalbox:

The former station building on platform 1 is now on private hands and can also be seen just round the corner:

Looking at the level crossing from its northwestern side:

Also at this corner of the level crossing is a small hut labelled "Oil store":

Looking north at the level crossing:

The two platforms are connected by a footbridge, seen here from platform 2:

Looking north along the line from the footbridge:

Looking south at the station from the footbridge:

On the other side of the level crossing:

The main station building stil exists and is used as a restaurant:

The station building backs on to platform 2 for southbound services:

The old station sign on the building is very distinctive and shows up in most photos of the station:

On platform 2, which has no Harrington Hump, and just an old set of BR steps:

Further south along platform 2 looking north at the whole station:

Looking south at the end of the operational part of platform 2, which continues south for some way:

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