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 …
Due to essential engineering works being carried out along the Furness Line on Saturday 29 February 2020 and Sunday 1 March 2020, Northern has put in place a temporary timetable including rail replacement services. Further information can be found via the Northern website or by following the link: Furness Line Temporary Timetable
All Northern passenger train services along the Cumbrian Coast Line between Barrow in Furness and Carlisle are suspended on Sunday 9th February 2020. Due to the high winds expected on Sunday there is no train service along the Cumbrian Coast Line and there will be no alternative road transport available in either direction. Customers are …
From Sunday 2 February, TPE will be introducing Penalty Fares across their services. The Penalty Fares scheme will apply on all TPE services on all their routes excluding journeys to and from Scotland. Penalty Fares are designed to discourage people from travelling on trains without first buying a ticket where they have the opportunity to …
The Bowness Bay Blues returns for its 9th year in Spring. The event runs from April 3rd until the 5th and showcases the best of blues from France, the USA, Italy and Scotland along with a wealth of homegrown talent. There will be three days of live music across 11 venues in the village of …
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 …