Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
of Workington, Cumberland
The Cleator and Workington Railway was located in West Cumbria around the towns of Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and Workington. It was mainly used for the iron and coal industries. [1]
1876 The company was incorporated. Length about 15 miles.
The Cleator and Workington Railway was founded in 1876. It was built to bring trucks of Iron down from Iron Ore mines located at Knockmurton and Kelton in Ennerdale to Iron works at Workington, Cleator Moor and Distington amongst others. The line was later incorporated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway network and the last section closed in the 1980s.
1889 Engineers are John Wood and A. H. Strongitharm. Loco Supt is John Taylor.[2]
1908 The line is 29¾ miles in length. [3]
Cleator and Workington Junction Railway locomotive
- Brigham Hall/Rothersyke Fletcher, Jennings and Co 0-4-0T of 1882.
- Ennerdale Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST of c.1875.
- South Lodge Robert Stephenson and Co 0-6-0ST of 1884.
- Harecroft Lowca Engineering Co 0-6-0ST of 1885.
- Moresby Hall Robert Stephenson and Co 0-6-0ST of 1890.
- Brigham Hall Robert Stephenson and Co 0-6-0ST of 1894.
- Ponsonby Hall Robert Stephenson and Co 0-6-0ST of 1896.
- Hutton Hall Peckett and Sons 0-6-0ST of 1907.
- Millgrove Peckett and Sons 0-6-0ST of 1919.
- Skiddaw Lodge Hudswell, Clarke and Co 0-6-0ST of 1920.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] Wikipedia
- ↑ 1889 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908