A new app available today will make it easier and quicker for disabled people to request assistance for their train journeys, helping people to travel with confidence. The ‘Passenger Assistance’ app, developed with train operators, will offer passengers the choice to request assistance, update their profile and review their journeys from anywhere using their smartphone, …
Complimenting the new heritage exhibition at Workington railway station, people will also have the opportunity to watch a watch a short film screened in the waiting rooms on both platforms. The film portrays personal stories of what life was like, including some wonderful West Cumbrian characters who worked with and contributed to Henry Bessemer’s unique …
A new exhibition, celebrating the heritage and importance of the railway industry in West Cumbria, opens at Workington railway station. With funding and support from the Community Rail Network, ‘The Rails Which Circled the World’ heritage project has transformed Workington railway station into an exhibition centre that celebrates a time when the town was a …
Ravenglass in the Western Lake District is home to some new quirky ‘railway holiday’ accommodation, following the remarkable transformation of two near derelict Pullman Camping Coaches dating back more than a century. Originally built in 1917 as part of a World War One Ambulance Train, ‘Elmira’ and ‘Maid of Kent’ are the UK’s oldest Railway …
Northern’s timetables will change on 16 May with more frequent services on many routes. Please check https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables for the latest timetables, which may have changed since you last used the train. If it’s your first time travelling with Northern for a while refer to https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travelsafely
With the rail message changing to Travel with Confidence, you can now enjoy a relaxing trip along our wonderful coastline leaving the train at Whitehaven railway station to visit The Beacon. THE WORLD’S best wildlife photography will be exhibited in Whitehaven when The Beacon Museum reopens its doors next week. The harbourside museum, which has …
Applications are open for Run The Edge – an innovative coastal running challenge. Run the Edge will now go ahead virtually in May. The event – which people can complete on the actual route using the English Coastal Path between Millom and Whitehaven, on a treadmill, or in their own local area – runs over …
A NEW walking app inspired by the work of a Millom poet could bring culture-hungry visitors to the ‘hidden gem’ of a town. The Norman Nicholson digital trail will take in routes that the poet himself would regularly walk. The trails – there are currently two, with three more in the pipeline – are not …
AN INNOVATIVE coastal running challenge in Copeland will now go ahead virtually. The brand new Run the Edge event – part of Copeland Council’s Connecting Cumbria’s Hidden Coast programme – was meant to go ahead as a mass-participation running and walking event this month. The pandemic caused a change of plan, and the challenge will now …
Northern employees have been welcomed into new staff accommodation facilities at Workington, following an extensive refurbishment. Work on the staff accommodation at Workington started in August 2020, comprising: Repairs to the flooring and roof structures Redecoration throughout Refurbished traincrew areas, signing on point and management suite New kitchen areas, with USB charging points New shower …