LANCASTER TO CARLISLE RAILWAY LINE 175TH ANNIVERSARY 1846 – 2021
On 15th December 1846 the inaugural train from Lancaster arrived in Carlisle. Two days later, timetabled passenger services started. These events marked a milestone in the construction of what we now know as the London to Glasgow “West Coast Main Line”. At Carlisle and Penrith, it was now possible to travel to and from the …