Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	Furness Railway
	FR
	Cumbrian Coast Line
civil parish:-	Lindal and Marton (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Dalton Town with Newton (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Lancashire)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	railway
civil parish:-	Kirkby Ireleth (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Askam and Ireleth (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Lancashire)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	railway
civil parish:-	Kirkby Ireleth (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Broughton West (formerly Lancashire)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	railway
civil parish:-	Dalton Town with Newton (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Lindal and Marton (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Pennington (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Ulverston (formerly Lancashire)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	railway
civil parish:-	Dalton Town with Newton (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-	Urswick (formerly Lancashire)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	railway
SummaryText:-	from Dalton through Furness Abbey, Roose, Rampside to Piel Island, Lancashire; from Dalton Junction through Askham in Ireleth, Kirkby in Furness to Kirkby Slate Works, extended from Kirkby in Furness through Foxfield to Broughton in Furness, Lancashire; extended from Dalton through Lindal to Ulverston, Lancashire; plus complicatd routes in and around Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
references:-	RWY013.jpg   click to enlarge BrrwRwy.jpg
	BPR06.jpg  Copy of the railway coat of arms. (taken 2008)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum BLW36.jpg (taken 18.4.2006)
	Coniston Railway from 1862
	Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway from 1862
	Lakeside branch railway from 1866
	Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway from 1865
	Arnside to Hincaster branch railway from 1876
	Cleator and Workington Junction Railway from 1876
	Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway from 1877
	Conishead Priory branch railway
	Stainton branch railway from 1850?
evidence:-	old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H placename:-  Furness Railway
source data:-	Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2SD28.jpg "Furness Railway" triple line, light bold light, railway; note branch at Kirkby Ireleth  GAR2SD27.jpg "Furness Railway" GAR2SD26.jpg item:-  JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-	old advertisement:- Bemrose 1881 placename:-  Furness Railways item:-  steamer; charabanc; train; railway
source data:-	Advertisement for the Furness Railways, tours in The Lakes, published by Bemrose and Sons, 23 Old Bailey, London and Derby, by A B Moss, Carlisle, Cumberland, and by T Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, about 1881.   click to enlarge BEM1A3.jpg Included in a Handy Guide to the English Lakes and Shap Spa.  item:-  JandMN : 455.33 Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-	old advertisement:- Philip/Wilson 1890s
source data:-	Advertisement from The Concise Series of Guides No.1, The English Lake District, published about 1895.   click to enlarge PW1A01.jpg Guide book published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, Philip, Son and Nephew, Liverpool, Lancashire, and Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, about 1895.  item:-  JandMN : 58 Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-	old map:- LMS 1939 B
source data:-	click to enlarge LMS6Cm.jpg "MAP OF LMS RAILWAY" item:-  JandMN : 1016.5 Image © see bottom of page
	history of the line's openeing
evidence:-	old print:-
source data:-	Print, coloured lithograph, Abbot's Wood, Furness Abbey, Lancashire, engraved by J McGahey, from a photograph by Taphouse, printed by J Richardson, Barrow-in-Furness, 1870?   click to enlarge PR0059.jpg In a cutting in the foreground is a train on the Furness railway.  printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "Drawn on Stone by J. McGahey / Taphouse Photographer / &Printed by J Richardson, Barrow in Furness / ABBOT'S WOOD, FURNESS ABBEY,- THE RESIDENCE OF JAMES RAMSDEN, ESQ." item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.59 Image © see bottom of page
	BPR02.jpg  FR 0-4-0 locomotive No.3 'Coppernob' built by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy, Liverpool, 1846. (taken 2008)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum. BVT23.jpg  FR 0-4-0 locomotive No.3 'Coppernob' built by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy, Liverpool, 1846. (taken 2011)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum. BVT25.jpg  FR 0-4-0 locomotive No.3 'Coppernob' built by "BURY, CURTIS &KENNEDY / Liverpool" 1846. (taken 2011)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum. BVT24.jpg  FR 0-4-0 locomotive No.3 'Coppernob' built by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy, Liverpool, 1846. (taken 2011)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum. BPR05.jpg  FR 0-4-0 locomotive No.3 'Coppernob' built by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy, Liverpool, 1846. (taken 2008)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum.
	Inside cylinders; bar frames.
	BPQ93.jpg  Trespassers notice. (taken 2008)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum. BRK80.jpg  Trespassers notice. (taken 14.9.2009)   BST56.jpg  Level crossing gate notice. (taken 14.5.2010)   BPQ95.jpg  Helmet badge:- "F.R. / Dock / Police" (taken 2008)  courtesy of the National Railway Museum.
hearsay:-	Initially 14 miles of line serving mines at Lindal and at Kirkby. William Wordsworth objected to the railway.
	The two core routes were: from Crooklands, by Dalton in Furness, Dalton Town with Newton, to Barrow-in-Furness, and to Kirkby Slate Works, near Kirkby in Furness, Kirkby Ireleth, Cumbria. There were early extensions: from Crooklands through Lindal, to Ulverston, Cumbria; and from Kirkby to Broughton in Furness, Broughton West, Cumbria. Other extensions and complicated routes in Barrow brought the track mileage to 428¾miles by 1918.
	The lines are so complicated that the routes noted in 'Mapping' groups are unreliable; the undated groups are the least reliable. Despite referring to several reliable looking books, which don't entirely agree with each other, I am still confused. The Maping groups include places to locate the line which may not have been 'extant' when the line was first opened; the mappings do not include all the parts of every Y-junction.
person:-	railway company  : Furness Railway; FR
date:-	1844  to 1923
person:-	railway company  : London, Midland and Scottish Railway; LMS
date:-	1923  to 1948
person:-	railway company  : British Railways; BR
date:-	1948
	Paley and Austin series
person:-	architect  : Austin, Hubert J
person:-	architect  : Paley, Henry A
place:-	St George's Square / Barrow-in-Furness
date:-	1862
	Headquarters of the railway company, new building.
goes through:-	Crooklands Junction, Dalton-in-Furness  railway footbridge, Dalton-in-Furness  railway bridge, Dalton-in-Furness (2)  Dalton Station, Dalton-in-Furness [railway mile post, Dalton-in-Furness]  Dalton Tunnel, Dalton Town with Newton  railway bridge, Dalton-in-Furness  Dalton Junction, Dalton Town with Newton  Millwood Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Millwood Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness  railway milepost, Barrow-in-Furness  railway footbridge, Barrow-in-Furness  Furness Abbey Station, Barrow-in-Furness  level crossing, Barrow-in-Furness  Furness Abbey Tunnel, Barrow-in-Furness  accommodation crossing, Barrow-in-Furness [railway bridge, Barrow-in-Furness (4)]  Roose Gates, Roose  Roose Station, Roose 23.5.1844: authorized -   1846: opened -
goes through:-	Roose Station, Roose  Parrock Hall Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Rampside Station, Rampside  Piel Pier, Barrow-in-Furness  Piel Station, Roa Island 23.5.1844: authorized -   1846: opened -   1936: closed -
goes through:-	Roose Station, Roose  Rabbit Hill Station, Barrow-in-Furness 1846: opened -   1870: closed -
goes through:-	[Dalton Junction, Dalton-in-Furness] [Goldmire South Junction, Dalton Town with Newton]  Goldmire North Junction, Dalton Town with Newton  Park South Junction, Dalton Town with Newton  Park South Level Crossing, Dalton Town with Newton  railway bridge, Askam and Ireleth [level crossing, Askam in Furness]  signal box, Askam in Furness  Askam Station, Askam in Furness  Dunnerholme Gate Station, Askam and Ireleth  Dunnerholme Crossing, Askam and Ireleth  Soutergate Crossing, Kirkby Ireleth  railway crossing, Sand Side  Kirkby Station, Sand Side 1846: opened -
goes through:-	railway junction, Kirkby Ireleth  slate depot, Kirkby Ireleth  Kirkby Slate Quarries, Kirkby Ireleth 1846: opened -   1952: closed -
goes through:-	Kirkby Station, Sand Side  railway junction, Kirkby Ireleth  railway bridge, Kirkby Ireleth  level crossing, Foxfield  Foxfield Station, Broughton West  Foxfield Junction, Broughton West  Broughton Goods Junction, Broughton West  engine shed, Broughton in Furness  Broughton in Furness Station, Broughton in Furness 1846: authorized -   1848: opened -   1962: closed -
goes through:-	Ulverston Goods Junction, Ulverston  Ulverston Goods Station, Ulverston 27.7.1846: authorized -   1854: opened -
goes through:-	[Crooklands Junction, Dalton Town with Newton]  railway bridge, Dalton Town with Newton  railway bridge, Lindal and Marton  Tunnel Quarry, Lindal and Marton  Lindal Tunnel, Lindal and Marton  Lindal Station, Lindal in Furness  railway bridge, Lindal in Furness  railway sidings, Lindal and Marton  Lindal West Signal Box, Lindal and Marton  Lindal Ore Goods, Lindal in Furness  railway bridge, Pennington (4) [Lindal East Signal Box, Lindal and Marton]  railway bridge, Pennington (3)  Red Syke Bridge, Pennington  railway bridge, Pennington (2)  railway milepost, Pennington  railway bridge, Pennington  railway bridge, Ulverston (10)  railway bridge, Ulverston (9)  Ulverston Goods Junction, Ulverston  Ulverston Station, Ulverston 27.7.1846: authorized -   1854: opened -
goes through:-	Oak Lea Junction, Dalton Town with Newton  railway bridge, Dalton Town with Newton (2) [Goldmire Junction, Dalton Town with Newton]
goes through:-	Roose Station, Roose [Roose Gates, Barrow-in-Furness]  railway bridge, Roose  Salthouse Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  St Luke's Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  railway viaduct, Barrow-in-Furness  Furness Railway Works, Barrow-in-Furness  railway bridge, Barrow-in-Furness (5)  Barrow Central Station, Barrow-in-Furness  Barrow-in-Furness Signal Box, Barrow-in-Furness  Cocken Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Hawcoat Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Ormsgill Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Sandscale Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Oak Lea Junction, Dalton Town with Newton  railway bridge, Dalton Town with Newton (4)  railway bridge, Dalton Town with Newton (3)  Park South Junction, Dalton Town with Newton
goes through:-	Salthouse Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Loco Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Strand Station, Barrow-in-Furness  Hindpool halt, Barrow-in-Furness  Ormsgill Junction, Barrow-in-Furness
goes through:-	Loco Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Shipyard Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Island Road Station, Barrow-in-Furness  Strand Station, Barrow-in-Furness
goes through:-	Shipyard Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Dockyard Junction, Barrow Docks  Ramsden Dock Station, Barrow Docks
goes through:-	Dockyard Junction, Barrow Docks  Channel Pier Sidings, Barrow Docks
goes through:-	Parrock Hall Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Southside sidings, Barrow Docks
goes through:-	Parrock Hall Junction, Barrow-in-Furness  Roosecote Power Station, Barrow-in-Furness 1954: opened -   1983: closed -
goes through:-	Crooklands Junction, Dalton-in-Furness [Stainton Staition, Stainton with Adgarley] [Stainton with Adgarley Iron Mines, Stainton with Adgarley]

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