Rowrah and Kelton Fell Mineral Railway
From Graces Guide
of Queen Street, Whitehaven
1874 The company was incorporated.
The 3 mile line was built by William Baird and Co to extract Haematite from the Skiddaw area and opened in 1877. The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway then built a branch to connect with it from Distington.
1889 Engineer is A. H. Strongitharm.[1]
1908 William Baird and Co, ironmasters, have entered into an agreement to work and stock the line, which is 3.5 miles. This agreement is from year to year only. [2]
The line was disused in 1927
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Sources of Information
- Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
- ↑ 1889 Bradshaw's Railway Manual
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908