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| civil parish:- | Egton with Newland (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| civil parish:- | Haverthwaite (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| civil parish:- | Colton (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| county:- | Cumbria | ||
| locality type:- | railway | ||
| SummaryText:- | from Plumpton on the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway, through Greenodd, Haverthwaite, to Windermere Lakeside, Lancashire. | ||
| references:- |  RWY017.jpg |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H |
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| 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. GAR2SD38.jpg triple line, light bold light, railway item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Prior 1874 map 1 placename:- Midland Railway |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale
about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett,
Windermere, Westmorland, 1874. click to enlargePI03M1.jpg "Midland Railway" double line, chequered; railway item:- private collection : 133.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- LMS 1939 B |
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| source data:- |  click to enlargeLMS6Cm.jpg "MAP OF LMS RAILWAY" item:- JandMN : 1016.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- |
8 mile branch line of Furness Railway. |
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| There were various preservation attempts from 1967 onwards. |
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| person:- | railway company : Furness Railway |
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| date:- | 1866 to 1923 |
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| person:- | railway company : London, Midland and Scottish Railway; LMS |
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| date:- | 1923 to 1948 |
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| person:- | railway company : British Railways; BR |
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| date:- | 1948 to 1967 |
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| also see:- |  Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway |
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| goes through:- | Plumpton North Junction, Egton with Newland railway bridge, Egton with Newland Greenodd Station, Greenodd Greenodd Viaduct, Greenodd Lady Syke Bridge, Haverthwaite Dickson's Siding, Haverthwaite railway bridge, Haverthwaite (2) railway bridge, Haverthwaite Bare Syke Tunnel, Haverthwaite Haverthwaite Station, Haverthwaite Haverthwaite East Tunnel, Haverthwaite railway bridge, Backbarrow railway bridge, Haverthwaite (3) railway bridge, Colton (4) railway bridge, Colton Newby Bridge Station, Colton railway bridge, Colton (3) [railway bridge, Colton (2)] [Windermere Lakeside Station, Colton] 1866 - about 1869: opened - 1869: opened - 2.9.1967: closed - |
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| goes through:- | Plumpton North Junction, Egton with Newland railway bridge, Egton with Newland (2) Plumpton East Junction, Egton with Newland |
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| goes through:- | Plumpton North Junction, Egton with Newland Leven Junction, Egton with Newland |
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