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 …
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 …
Staveley celebrates new artwork on the station. The artwork by Staveley artist Wendy Randall is the intriguing and exciting result of a contact made between Friends of the Lakes Line and Staveley Roundhouse/Art Society in early 2018. Wendy’s artwork is thoroughly researched and connects the station with the history and natural setting of Staveley itself. …
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 …
Laurel & Hardy always bring a smile to my face when I visit Ulverston (Furness Line)! Fabulous market town with lots of bespoke shops selling interesting and unusual gifts. Take the train and visit soon!
Our new Rail Journey to Recovery brochure was shown for the first time on Monday 9th September at the Northern Community Rail Conference in Leeds, the initial responses have been staggering and encouraged others to look into this further. This is a joint venture between Turning Point and Community Rail Cumbria inspired by the well-publicised Rail …