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Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
Track of the Ironmasters
civil parish:-   Cleator Moor (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Weddicar (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Moresby (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Distington (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Workington (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Arlecdon and Frizington (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   railway
civil parish:-   Distington (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Arlecdon and Frizington (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   railway
civil parish:-   Workington (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Seaton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Camerton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Broughton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Broughton Moor (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   railway
SummaryText:-   from Cleator Moor, through Moresby Park, Distington, Workington to Siddick Station, on the Whitehave Juntion Railway, Cumberland; AND branch to Seaton and Bgreat Broughton, Cumberland; AND branch from Distington to Oatlands and Rowrah, Cumberland.
references:-   image
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evidence:-   old map:- LMS 1939 B
source data:-   image  click to enlarge
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"MAP OF LMS RAILWAY"
item:-  JandMN : 1016.5
Image © see bottom of page

hearsay:-  
15¼miles including branches.


Gradon, W McGowan &Robinson, Peter (ed): 2004 (2nd edn): Track of the Ironmasters: Cumbrian Railways Association (Pinner, Middlesex):: ISBN 0 9540232 2 6

person:-   railway company
 : Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
date:-   1876
 to 1923

person:-   railway company (operator)
 : Furness RailwayFR
date:-   1876
 to 1923

person:-   railway company
 : London, Midland and Scottish RailwayLMS
date:-   1923
 to 1948

person:-   railway company
 : British RailwaysBR
date:-   1948

goes through:-    Cleator Moor Junction, Cleator Moor
 Cleator Moor West Station, Cleator Moor
 railway viaduct, Keekle
 Arlecdon Station, Arlecdon and Frizington
 Arlecdon Goods Depot, Arlecdon and Frizington
 Moresby Parks Sidings, Moresby
 Moresby Junction Halt, Moresby
[Moresby Parks Station, Moresby]
 railway bridge, Weddicar
 Distington South Junction, Distington
 Distington Station, Distington
 railway bridge, Harrington
 railway bridge, Harrington (2)
 High Harrington Station, Harrington
[Harrington Junction, Harrington]
 railway bridge, Harrington (3)
 Moss Bay Junction, Workington
 Workington Central Station, Workington
 Cloppock's Junction, Workington
 railway bridge, Workington (3)
 railway bridge, Workington (4)
 Calva Junction, Workington
[Siddick and Docks Junction, Workington]
[Siddick Junction, Workington]
[Siddick Station, Workington]
27.6.1876: authorized -  

1879: opened -  

13.4.1931: closed, passengers -  

goes through:-    Distington South Junction, Distington
 Oatlands Station, Distington
 Arlecdon Goods Depot, Arlecdon and Frizington
 Arlecdon Junction, Arlecdon and Frizington
[Rowrah Junction, Arlecdon and Frizington]
27.6.1876: authorized -  

1879: opened -  

goes through:-    Calva Junction, Workington
 railway bridge, Seaton (2)
 railway bridge, Seaton
 Seaton Station, Seaton
 railway bridge, Seaton (3)
 Great Broughton Station, Broughton
 Linefoot Junction, Broughton Moor
27.6.1876: authorized -  

1879: opened -  

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