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Community Rail Cumbria Calendar 2020 – ‘Every station tells a story’

Posted on 10th January 2022 by Claire

Each year Community Rail Cumbria produces a unique Calendar as a warm thank you for all the stakeholders and volunteers who support Cumbria’s railways. The theme of our 2022 Calendar is  “Every station tells a story” which offers a moment to learn more of the history of Cumbria’s railways. Railway stations have a wealth of …

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175 Furness celebration at Lancaster Station – November 3rd 2021

Posted on 25th October 2021 by Claire

In June 1846, the first trains ran on the Furness Railway which led to the establishment of the line from Barrow-in-Furness to Lancaster. In September of the same year the Kendal and Windermere Railway opened the first section of their line from Oxenholme to Kendal. The 175 committees and Community Rail Partnerships have held a …

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The Refreshment Bistro & Bar will offer you a great welcome

Posted on 19th October 2021 by Claire

Look out everyone for the new cafe on Carnforth Station! Carnforth Railway Station Brief Encounters heritage café has re-opened with new owners and a new name. Friends, family members, members of the town council and local business got together to celebrate the occasion the reopening on September 25th 2020. The renamed Brief Encounter Refreshment Room …

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Women signallers making history at Sellafield in Cumbria

Posted on 29th June 2021 by Claire

Sellafield signal box on the Cumbrian Coast Line has become the first to be entirely staffed by women since the Second World War. The milestone was reached last month when trainee Amy Byrne joined Rebecca Rennoldson and Holly Williams to create the three woman team. They work in solo shifts in the Victorian-engineered signal box to …

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Community Rail Cumbria’s 2021 Calendar – free to download

Posted on 18th February 2021 by Claire

Each year Community Rail Cumbria produces a unique Calendar as a warm thank you for all the stakeholders and volunteers who support Cumbria’s railways. The theme of our 2021 Calendar is ‘Lakes and Beaches’ which has inviting photos,  poignant words and also offers a moment to reflect on life.   The full Calendar is now free …

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An exciting new Kid’s Page on Community Rail Cumbria’s website

Posted on 17th November 2020 by Claire

Whenever you plan a journey involving kids it’s so important to keep them entertained – Community Rail Cumbria has created an exciting ‘Kid’s Page’ on our website which offers interactive activities designed to help young people have an inspiring and memorable rail journey – no matter the distance! Fun stories, games and puzzles for children …

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Windermere Car Ferry restarted on 15 June on restricted timetable.

Posted on 18th June 2020 by Claire

Cumbria County Council restarted the Windermere Car Ferry – The Mallard – on  Monday 15 June. The ferry operation was suspended on 25 March because insufficient numbers of operational staff were available to safely run the ferry due to the COVID-19 emergency and the Government messages regarding essential travel only. Following the easing of lockdown …

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Deep clean of Barrow-in-Furness station

Posted on 21st May 2020 by Claire

Northern Trains Ltd will shortly be commencing a deep clean of Barrow-in-Furness station. The work will begin on 2nd June for 5 days with the work being carried out in the day and at night. The specification of work is as follows: Main Concourse – All walls, ceilings, windows and floors including the high level. …

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Essential Travel and Social Distancing Message

Posted on 19th May 2020 by Claire

Look out for Northern’s images which are being used to promote essential travel only and to encourage social distancing.   The images are appearing on  Northen’s social media channels, stations and in the media. Signage to encourage social distancing have now been installed at Manchester Oxford Road and Victoria stations. Further stations will follow over …

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Northern Key Worker Timetable from Monday 18 May

Posted on 14th May 2020 by Claire

Changes will be made to Northern train services from Monday 18 May. These are based around a capacity uplift on some routes (lengthening of train formation), frequency uplift on others whilst a small number of routes will see train service resumptions. The matrix below shows the detail with any changes compared to the current Key …

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