Copperas Hill railway station served the small clifftop community of Copperas Hill, south of Harrington in the former county of Cumberland, England, which is now part of Cumbria.
A public passenger service called at the station between 2 June 1913 and September 1921, though unadvertised workmen's trains had started in April 1912 and continued until April 1929, after which all forms of passenger service ceased.
By 1922 the service had settled down to three trains each way between Lowca and Workington Central, though, surprisingly in that age, trains had stopped calling at Copperas Hill in September 1921. There never was a public Sunday service.[4]
The railway through Copperas Hill was first and foremost a mineral railway, with the short-lived workmen's and passenger services an afterthought. A waggonway had reached a chemical works at the station site in the first half of the nineteenth century, connecting Harrington harbour with John Pit and Hodgson Pit. Later developments, eventually ran northwards towards Workington and northeastwards to meet the Gilgarran Branch at Bain's Siding. The driving forces were coal at Lowca, fireclay and bricks (primarily aimed at lining furnaces at Workington's steelworks), coke and coking bi-products. Centrepiece for over fifty years was Harrington No. 10 Colliery which, confusingly, was not in Harrington, but in Lowca.
Between them these industrial concerns sustained the railway through Copperas Hill until final closure to all traffic in May 1973.
Although closed in 1921 the station was still in good shape in 1969.[5]
A British recordedit
Copperas Hill station was short-lived, but the track immediately north of the station has its place in the railway record books. Its southbound uphill gradient of 1 in 17 was the steepest adhesion-worked British incline carrying a regular, timetabled passenger service.[6][7][8]
Afterlifeedit
The track through the station site was lifted by the end of 1973. The trackbed now forms part of the Cumbrian Way.
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Anderson, Paul (April 2002). Hawkins, Chris (ed.). "Dog in the Manger? The Track of the Ironmasters". British Railways Illustrated. 11 (7). Clophill: Irwell Press Ltd. ISSN 0961-8244.
Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. Martin Bairstow. ISBN978-1-871944-11-2.
Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R. W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations, Halts and Stopping Places. The Oakwood Press. ISBN978-0-85361-281-0. OCLC 10507501.
Haynes, James Allen (April 1920). Cleator & Workington Junction Railway Working Time Table. Central Station, Workington: Cleator and Workington Junction Railway.
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News, Notes and (August 1973). Slater, J.N. (ed.). "Lowca Light Railway Closes". The Railway Magazine. 119 (868). London: Tothill Press Limited. ISSN 0033-8923. {{cite journal}}: |last= has generic name (help)
Quayle, Howard (2007). Whitehaven: The Railways and Waggonways of a Unique Cumberland Port. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN978-0-9540232-5-6.
Webb, David R. (October 1964). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "Between the Solway and Sellafield: Part Two". The Railway Magazine. 110 (762). London: Tothill Press Limited. ISSN 0033-8923.
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Webb, David R. (September 1964). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "Between the Solway and Sellafield: Part One". The Railway Magazine. 110 (761). London: Tothill Press Limited. ISSN 0033-8923.
External linksedit
The closed station on an inter-war OS map National Library of Scotland
The station Rail Map Online
Latterday steam at Lowca flickr
Latterday steam at Lowca flickr
Industrial relics at Lowca flickr
The line railwaycodes
The Harrington collieries Haig Pit Mining Museum
May 03, 2024
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Copperas Hill railway station served the small clifftop community of Copperas Hill south of Harrington in the former county of Cumberland England which is now part of Cumbria Copperas HillThe site of the station in 2002General informationLocationCopperas Hill near Harrington Cumbria CopelandEnglandCoordinates54 36 15 N 3 34 08 W 54 6042 N 3 5688 W 54 6042 3 5688Grid referenceNX987243Platforms1 1 Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLowca Light RailwayPost groupingLowca Light RailwayKey dates15 April 1912Workmen s service commenced2 June 1913Public passenger service 2 September 1921Last appeared in Bradshaw1 April 1929Workmen s service ended 3 vteLowca Light Railway and Gilgarran Branch Legend Key open line Gilgarran Branch Lowca Light Railway other closed lines Cumbrian Coast lineto Maryport Maryport amp Carlisle Rlyto Dearham Flimby Linefoot Siddick Junction Linefoot Junction Cleator and WorkingtonJunction Railway Great Broughton St Helens Colliery Maryport amp Carlisle Rlyto Brigham Dock Junction Seaton Dock Calva Junction Derwent JunctionCloffocks Junction to Marron Junction Workington Main Workington Central Solway Colliery Derwent Ironworks Moss Bay north Moss Bay Cart Siding Ironworks south Harrington Junction Harrington Church Road Halt High Harrington Harrington Rosehill Archer Street Halt Harrington Harbour Rose Hill Platform Rose Hill Junction Copperas Hill Whitehaven Cleator amp Egremont Rly toRowrah Micklam Ullock Lowca Distington Junctionto Marron Junction Distington Wythemoor Colliery Bain s Siding Distington Ironworks United Steel CompaniesWorkmen s Halt Parton Halt Oatlands Cleator amp Workington Jn Rlyto Rowrah Parton Cumbrian Coast lineto Whitehaven Cleator amp Workington Jn Rlyto Cleator Moor West 1972 Key open line Gilgarran Branch Lowca Light Railway other closed lines closed amp lifted lines Cumbrian Coast lineto Maryport Flimby formerlyto Dearham Siddick Junction Linefoot Junction RNAD Broughton Moor St Helens Colliery formerlyto Brigham Dock Junction Seaton Dock Calva Junction Derwent JunctionCloffocks Junction formerlyto Marron Junction Workington Main Workington Central Solway Colliery Derwent Ironworks Moss Bay north Moss Bay Cart Siding Ironworks south Harrington Junction Harrington Church Road Halt High Harrington Harrington Rosehill Archer Street Halt Harrington Harbour Rose Hill Platform Rose Hill Junction Copperas Hill formerlyto Rowrah Micklam Ullock Lowca Distington Junctionformerly to Marron Junction Distington Wythemoor Colliery Bain s Siding Distington Ironworks United Steel CompaniesWorkmen s Halt Parton Halt Oatlands formerlyto Rowrah Parton Cumbrian Coast lineto Whitehaven formerlyto Cleator Moor West A public passenger service called at the station between 2 June 1913 and September 1921 though unadvertised workmen s trains had started in April 1912 and continued until April 1929 after which all forms of passenger service ceased By 1922 the service had settled down to three trains each way between Lowca and Workington Central though surprisingly in that age trains had stopped calling at Copperas Hill in September 1921 There never was a public Sunday service 4 The station was on the Harrington and Lowca Light Railway which connected with the Cleator amp Workington Junction Railway CWJR at Rosehill Junction a short distance north of Copperas Hill and south of Harrington Village Workmen s services to and from Copperas Hill variously ran from Moss Bay Cart Siding Maryport during the First World War Workington Central and Seaton Cumbria Public passenger trains ran to these last two only Contents 1 Freight services 2 A British record 3 Afterlife 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 Further reading 8 External linksFreight services editThe railway through Copperas Hill was first and foremost a mineral railway with the short lived workmen s and passenger services an afterthought A waggonway had reached a chemical works at the station site in the first half of the nineteenth century connecting Harrington harbour with John Pit and Hodgson Pit Later developments eventually ran northwards towards Workington and northeastwards to meet the Gilgarran Branch at Bain s Siding The driving forces were coal at Lowca fireclay and bricks primarily aimed at lining furnaces at Workington s steelworks coke and coking bi products Centrepiece for over fifty years was Harrington No 10 Colliery which confusingly was not in Harrington but in Lowca Between them these industrial concerns sustained the railway through Copperas Hill until final closure to all traffic in May 1973 Although closed in 1921 the station was still in good shape in 1969 5 A British record editCopperas Hill station was short lived but the track immediately north of the station has its place in the railway record books Its southbound uphill gradient of 1 in 17 was the steepest adhesion worked British incline carrying a regular timetabled passenger service 6 7 8 Afterlife editThe track through the station site was lifted by the end of 1973 The trackbed now forms part of the Cumbrian Way Preceding station Disused railways Following station Rose Hill PlatformLine and station closed Lowca Light Railway MicklamLine and station closedSee also editGilgarran Branch Cleator and Workington Junction RailwayReferences edit Copperas Hill station via Harrington History Archived from the original on 5 August 2016 Retrieved 29 February 2016 1913 Public Timetable via Cumbrian Railways Association Andrews 2001 pp 20 23 Bradshaw 1985 p 595 Anderson 2001 p 402 McGowan Gradon 2004 P 30 Note 2 Robinson 1985 p 66 Robinson 2002 p 27 Sources editAndrews Dr Michael May 2001 Peascod Michael ed The Harrington and Lowca Light Railway Cumbrian Railways 7 2 Pinner Cumbrian Railways Association ISSN 1466 6812 Bradshaw George 1985 July 1922 Bradshaw s General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland A reprint of the July 1922 issue Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 7153 8708 5 OCLC 12500436 McGowan Gradon W 2004 1952 The Track of the Ironmasters A History of the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Grange over Sands Cumbrian Railways Association ISBN 978 0 9540232 2 5 Robinson Peter W 1985 Railways of Cumbria Clapham North Yorkshire Dalesman Books ISBN 978 0 85206 815 1 Robinson Peter W 2002 Cumbria s Lost Railways Catrine Stenlake Publishing ISBN 978 1 84033 205 6 Further reading editAnderson Paul June 2001 Hawkins Chris ed The dog s got your description British Railways Illustrated 10 9 Clophill Irwell Press Ltd ISSN 0961 8244 Anderson Paul April 2002 Hawkins Chris ed Dog in the Manger The Track of the Ironmasters British Railways Illustrated 11 7 Clophill Irwell Press Ltd ISSN 0961 8244 Bairstow Martin 1995 Railways In The Lake District Martin Bairstow ISBN 978 1 871944 11 2 Croughton Godfrey Kidner R W Young Alan 1982 Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations Halts and Stopping Places The Oakwood Press ISBN 978 0 85361 281 0 OCLC 10507501 Haynes James Allen April 1920 Cleator amp Workington Junction Railway Working Time Table Central Station Workington Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Jackson Stanley Sisson Norman Haywood T R August 1982 Peascod Michael ed The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Cumbrian Railways 2 11 Pinner Cumbrian Railways Association ISSN 1466 6812 Jackson Stanley Sisson Norman Haywood T R October 1982 Peascod Michael ed The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Cumbrian Railways 2 12 Pinner Cumbrian Railways Association ISSN 1466 6812 Joy David 1973 Railways of the Lake Counties Clapham North Yorkshire Dalesman Publishing Co ISBN 978 0 85206 200 5 News Notes and August 1973 Slater J N ed Lowca Light Railway Closes The Railway Magazine 119 868 London Tothill Press Limited ISSN 0033 8923 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a last has generic name help Quayle Howard 2007 Whitehaven The Railways and Waggonways of a Unique Cumberland Port Pinner Cumbrian Railways Association ISBN 978 0 9540232 5 6 Quick Michael 2009 2001 Railway passenger stations in Great Britain a chronology 4th ed Oxford Railway amp Canal Historical Society ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5 OCLC 612226077 Smith Paul Turner Keith 2012 Railway Atlas Then and Now Shepperton Ian Allan Publishing ISBN 978 0 7110 3695 6 Suggitt Gordon 2008 Lost Railways of Cumbria Railway Series Newbury Berkshire Countryside Books ISBN 978 1 84674 107 4 Webb David R October 1964 Cooke B W C ed Between the Solway and Sellafield Part Two The Railway Magazine 110 762 London Tothill Press Limited ISSN 0033 8923 British Railways Pre Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer Shepperton Ian Allan Publishing 1997 1958 ISBN 978 0 7110 0320 0 Jowett Alan March 1989 Jowett s Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland From Pre Grouping to the Present Day 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 086 0 OCLC 22311137 Joy David 1983 Lake Counties Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 946537 02 0 Marshall John 1981 Forgotten Railways North West England Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 7153 8003 1 Webb David R September 1964 Cooke B W C ed Between the Solway and Sellafield Part One The Railway Magazine 110 761 London Tothill Press Limited ISSN 0033 8923 External links editThe closed station on an inter war OS map National Library of Scotland The station Rail Map Online Latterday steam at Lowca flickr Latterday steam at Lowca flickr Industrial relics at Lowca flickr The line railwaycodes The Harrington collieries Haig Pit Mining Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Copperas Hill railway station amp oldid 1125658255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
