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* 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. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleator_%26_Workington_junction_railway] Wikipedia</ref>
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. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleator_%26_Workington_junction_railway] Wikipedia</ref>


* 1876 The company was incorporated. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>
1876 The company was incorporated. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>


* 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.
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.


* 1908 The line is 29¾ miles in length. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>  
1908 The line is 29¾ miles in length. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>  


* '''Cleator and Workington Junction Railway''' locomotives
==Cleator and Workington Junction Railway locomotive==
** Brigham Hall/Rothersyke [[Fletcher, Jennings and Co]] 0-4-0T of 1882.  
 
** Ennerdale [[Andrew Barclay, Sons and Co|Andrew Barclay]] 0-4-0ST of c.1875.  
* Brigham Hall/Rothersyke [[Fletcher, Jennings and Co]] 0-4-0T of 1882.  
** South Lodge [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1884.  
* Ennerdale [[Andrew Barclay, Sons and Co|Andrew Barclay]] 0-4-0ST of c.1875.  
** Harecroft [[Fletcher, Jennings and Co|Lowca Engineering Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1885.  
* South Lodge [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1884.  
** Moresby Hall [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1890.  
* Harecroft [[Fletcher, Jennings and Co|Lowca Engineering Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1885.  
** Brigham Hall [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1894.  
* Moresby Hall [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1890.  
** Ponsonby Hall [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1896.  
* Brigham Hall [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1894.  
** Hutton Hall [[Peckett and Sons]] 0-6-0ST of 1907.  
* Ponsonby Hall [[Robert Stephenson and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1896.  
** Millgrove [[Peckett and Sons]] 0-6-0ST of 1919.  
* Hutton Hall [[Peckett and Sons]] 0-6-0ST of 1907.  
** Skiddaw Lodge [[Hudswell, Clarke and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1920.  
* Millgrove [[Peckett and Sons]] 0-6-0ST of 1919.  
* Skiddaw Lodge [[Hudswell, Clarke and Co]] 0-6-0ST of 1920.  
 
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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. [2]

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.

1908 The line is 29¾ miles in length. [3]

Cleator and Workington Junction Railway locomotive

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ [1] Wikipedia
  2. ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  3. ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
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