BLACKBURN station and Boulevard. The electric tramcar near the centre of the picture and the steam hauled ones at the left point to the photograph having been taken some time between 1899, when electric trams arrived in Blackburn, and 1901.
The station opened in September 1886, without any formal ceremony - probably because construction work was far from finished.
However, the event was obviously regarded as an occasion by Mr S. Duckett, who issued the first ticket from the new office.
This was despite being the oldest employee and having lost his leg in service.
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