Cumbrian Coast Line - History

History

The Cumbrian Coast Line is an amalgamation of a series of earlier routes:

  • Carlisle to Maryport, Maryport and Carlisle Railway opened 1845
  • Maryport to Whitehaven, Whitehaven Junction Railway (acquired by London and North Western Railway 1866)
  • Whitehaven to Kirkby-in-Furness, Whitehaven and Furness Railway (acquired by Furness Railway 1865)
  • Kirkby-in-Furness to Barrow-in-Furness, Furness Railway opened 1844

All the above constituents were absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923.

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