Rail passengers are being advised to plan ahead of major repairs to the Cumbrian Coast line after its sea wall was battered by 2020’s severe storms. Recent inspections at Parton found huge waves and gales caused cracks to appear in a railway bridge after storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge. Repair work has already started but …
Northern Trains Limited will once again be offering through ticketing to stations on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in 2020. Through ticketing combines the benefit of travelling by Northern Trains Limited along the scenic Cumbrian Coast railway line to Ravenglass and a day’s unlimited travel on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway (R & ER). Please …
Between Friday 28 February and Monday 2 March, and overnight on Saturday 7 until Sunday 8 March, engineers will work to replace the passenger subway between Platforms 1 and 2. The £2.4m Great North Rail Project investment will see the old, uninviting subway replaced with a cleaner, brighter route for passengers to move around the …
We wanted to make you aware that across the North of England and Scotland people can save 25% off the price of an advanced purchase train ticket with TransPennine Express as part of its exclusive Black Friday Sale. Three million advanced purchase tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis on the …
The Transport Heritage group at Workington Station have been remembering those who lost their lives in the line of duty. This wonderful remembrance display highlights some of the memories from this time, including WW1 poems, luggage evacuees may have used, window displays, a silhouette representing fallen soldiers and flower tub showing an array of poppies, …
Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys later this month when Network Rail continues its major improvement of the Cumbrian Coast line. Over seven Sundays from 19 October, two miles of worn out track will be replaced between Drigg and Bootle. Railway stone and drainage will also be upgraded as part of a £2.8m …
We are delighted to announce our Involving Diverse Groups award that was presented at the recent ACoRP awards hosted in Telford. This celebrated the partnership working between Turning Point, Community Rail Cumbria and DRS, highlighting how rail has a profound and lasting impact on individuals, and how rail is now deeply embedded in the structured …
The newly refurbished footbridge at Millom station has re-opened this week to delight of the local community. The bridge was removed in March this year to undergo extensive refurbishment work that had been long overdue, both Network Rail and Northern have worked in collaboration to deliver this successful project. The bridge further enhances Millom station …
This month witnessed the introduction of our new SCENIC RAIL Journeys in Britain brochure. Community Rail Cumbria have been working in partnership with ACoRP to produce a brochure highlighting the wonderful but not so obvious lines available in and around Britain. The brochure is designed to signpost people to the wonderful Scenic Rail Britain website …