Heritage Railway Stations in Cumbria - Ravenglass Railway Station, Dalegarth for Boot Railway Station, Irton Road Railway Station (Paperback)

Chapters: Ravenglass Railway Station, Dalegarth for Boot Railway Station, Irton Road Railway Station, Warcop Railway Station, Beckfoot Railway Station, Eskdale Green Railway Station, Murthwaite Halt Railway Station, Fisherground Halt Railway Station, Muncaster Mill Railway Station, Miteside Halt Railway Station. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ravenglass railway station - The southbound National Rail platformThis station has two platforms, one serving trains travelling towards Barrow-in-Furness and one for trains travelling towards Carlisle. All former station buildings on the National Rail site, which is now unstaffed, are currently owned by the Eskdale Railway company, the main building being a pub, The Ratty Arms, the old southbound shelter a museum (leaving only small shelters for mainline travellers) and the goods shed an engineering workshop. Eleven trains per weekday in each direction call at the station (roughly every hour, albeit with longer gaps in the afternoon), although one northbound train terminates at Sellafield rather than running through to Carlisle. There are no passenger services at this part of the station during the evening or on Sundays. Through tickets from trains on the Cumbria Coast Line are available to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. The La'al Ratty platformsThe Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, also known as La'al Ratty from Cumbrian dialect, is a heritage railway, providing journeys on a narrow-gauge railway up the scenic Eskdale valley. Ravenglass station is the line's primary station and is the base of operations, with fully equipped workshops, motive power depot, carriage shed, paint shop and signal box. For passengers, there is a museum, cafe, gift shop and ticket office. The station has a turntable and thr...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2594346