Railways
by Roger Baker
The growth and decline of rail transport in Cumbria has attracted much attention from enthusiasts, and you are recommended to find out more by following the links to the two web sites below. Don't forget to come back here once your appetite has been satisfied!
Click on www.cumbrianrailwaysassociation.org.uk to visit the home of the Cumbrian Railways Association for a general history of railways in the county, articles, photos, links to other related sites and a list of books for further reading. The CRA maintain a related photographic site at http://cra.photos.gb.net .
Peter Robinson has his own photo site at http://oversands.fotopic.net , which includes many photos of railways in Cumbria.
Click on www.cumbria-railways.co.uk to find out more about the lost railways of Northern Cumbria, including The Bolton Loop of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway, the Corkickle Brake Incline at Whitehaven, the Solway Junction Railway, Rowrah and Kelton Fell Mineral Railway, Eden Valley and Stainmore Railway, Lowca Light Railway, and the Brampton Railway.
FEATURED SITE
Railways to Carlisle
(article)
The Rowrah and Kelton Fell (Mineral) Railway (article)