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| Ennerdale Railway | ||
| Ennerdale Mineral Railway | ||
| civil parish:- | Arlecdon and Frizington (formerly Cumberland) (?) | |
| civil parish:- | Lamplugh (formerly Cumberland) (?) | |
| civil parish:- | Ennerdale and Kinniside (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | railway | |
| 10Km square:- | NY01 | |
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| source data:- | Railway map, colour lithograph, the proposed line of the
Ennerdale Mineral Railway, Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to
1mile, 1884. click to enlargePR1706.jpg A bill was placed before parliament for a 6¼mile branch off the Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway, to serve Ennerdale, 1883. It was opposed by the Lake District Defence Society who were against industrial development, and against cheap tourist access to the Lakes. The bill failed. item:- Armitt Library : 1958.4043 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old railway map:- |
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| source data:- | Railway map, colour lithograph, the proposed line of the
Ennerdale Mineral Railway, Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to
1mile, 1884. click to enlargeM082.jpg Railway map, colour lithograph, the proposed line of the Ennerdale Mineral Railway, Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, 1884. printed at top left, right:- "PROPOSED ENNERDALE (MINERAL) RAILWAY. / Issued by the Lake District Defence Society (Postal Address: Ambleside)." printed at bottom right, centre:- "J. Bartholomew, Edinr. / PROPOSE LINE OF RAIL INDICATED BY THE RED LINE" printed at with scale line:- "English Miles" item:- Armitt Library : 1958.4043 Image © see bottom of page |
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| person:- | railway company : Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway |
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| person:- | society : Lake District Defence Society |
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| date:- | 1883 |
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