Road and Rail: Then and Now in the Lake District

In this category we cover both the present and the history of road and rail transport in the Lake District and elsewhere in the county of Cumbria.

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A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The Lake Counties, by David Joy (1983)

August 24, 2011

David Joy’s 270-page volume on the railways of what is now Cumbria is a “must” for anyone seriously interested in either the general history of the Lake District county or the railway history of northern England. Published in 1983 by David & Charles of Newton Abbot it came as Volume 14 of the major series, [...]

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Lost Railways of Cumbria

July 18, 2011

It may come as a surprise to many to know that surrounding the Lake District there once was a web of railway lines. Especially since the 60s and 70s most have lost their rails, although quite a number have taken on a new lease of life as footpaths, while their disused viaducts have come to [...]

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