[Darby]

I've had a good shuffti, and I reckon that the first pic is correct and is one of a goods train on the wrong line.

The reson is: that the covered bridge went from just outside the Eagle St., exit-entrance - traversed both tracks and ended on the east bound platform on the Blackburn-Colne line. So when you look at the pic, you'll see the stairs going up to the bridge and splitting two ways- left and right- which means the pic was taken on the middle platforms (so to speak). I distinctly remember, that trains using the Manchester branch line (in the direction of Manchester) always pulled in next to the ticket collectors booth at the entrance-exit which is shown in the second pic with the trolleys on it.

Makes sense to me...but the mists of time can play tricks!