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Workington Bridge railway station

January 01, 1970

Workington Bridge railway station was situated at the northern end of Workington Bridge next to the River Derwent, and was originally served by the Cockermouth and Workington Railway, later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway; the road at the north end of the bridge having to be raised to allow the railway to pass under it.[5] It served eastern Workington, Cumberland (now Cumbria), England.[6][7]

Workington Bridge
General information
LocationWorkington (Northside), Cumberland
England
Coordinates54°38′51″N 3°32′25″W / 54.6474°N 3.5402°W / 54.6474; -3.5402
Grid referenceNY007291
Platforms2[1][2][3]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCockermouth & Workington Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
? May 1847Opened
1 January 1951Closed[4]
Location
Workington Bridge
Location in present-day Allerdale, Cumbria
Workington Bridge
Location in present-day Cumbria, England
Railway stations in Workington
Legend
A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area

History edit

The railway opened on 27 April 1847, but did not originally include a station at Workington Bridge;the only intermediate stations were at Camerton and Brigham.[8] Travellers to Workington were carried into the existing station on the coast line; this was convenient for the harbour, but, as a letter to a local paper promptly pointed out, this meant a long (uphill) trudge to the market place, which could be avoided if trains stopped to let down and pick passengers at the bridge.[9] The suggestion was soon acted upon, a local paper in June 1847 containing the following paragraph:

We are glad to perceive that the letter which appeared in our columns about a month ago, addressed to the Directors of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway, pointing out the great accommodation to the public and the advantages to the company by the establishing of a station at the bridge, near Workington, has had the desired effect. The trains now stop daily at the bridge, where passengers can be booked whether intending to proceed up or down the line. The arrangement is a good one, and we have no doubt but the company will be rewarded for having adopted it - both financially and in the good opinion of the public for having shown so prompt a willingness to meet their wishes[10]

The station closed completely on 1 January 1951.

Afterlife edit

By 2015 the station site was obliterated. The bridge which gave the station its name had been rebuilt and had assumed greater importance after it and several neighbours were condemned or destroyed in the 2009 Workington floods.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Camerton
Line and station closed 		  London and North Western Railway
Cockermouth & Workington Railway 		  Workington Main
on Cumbrian Coast Line

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Marshall 1981, Opposite p.158.
  2. ^ Suggitt 2008, p. 78.
  3. ^ Webb 1964a, p. 678.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. 255.
  5. ^ "Bridgemaster's Report". Carlisle Patriot. 9 January 1846. p. 3.
  6. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 26.
  7. ^ Jowett 1989, Map 36.
  8. ^ "Opening of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway". Carlisle Patriot. 30 April 1847. p. 2.
  9. ^ letter from 'A Shareholder' (dated 28 April 1847; the first day of normal services)"To the Directors of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway". Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 4 May 1847. p. 4.
  10. ^ "untitled paragraph". Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 8 June 1847. p. 2.

Sources edit

Further reading edit

External links edit

  • Map of the line with photos RAILSCOT
  • The station on an OS map surveyed in 1864 National Library of Scotland
  • The station on overlain OS maps surveyed from 1898 National Library of Scotland
  • The station on a 1948 OS Map npe maps
  • The station Rail Map Online
  • The railways of Cumbria Cumbrian Railways Association
  • The station Cumbrian Railways Association
  • Railways_of_Cumbria
  • Cumbrian Industrial History Cumbria Industrial History Society
  • Local history of the CKPR route Cockermouth
  • The line's and station's Engineer's Line References railwaycodes.org.uk
  • A video tour-de-force of the region's closed lines cumbriafilmarchive
  • West Cumberland Railtour 5 September 1954 sixbellsjunction

January 01, 1970
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Workington Bridge railway station was situated at the northern end of Workington Bridge next to the River Derwent and was originally served by the Cockermouth and Workington Railway later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway the road at the north end of the bridge having to be raised to allow the railway to pass under it 5 It served eastern Workington Cumberland now Cumbria England 6 7 Workington BridgeGeneral informationLocationWorkington Northside CumberlandEnglandCoordinates54 38 51 N 3 32 25 W 54 6474 N 3 5402 W 54 6474 3 5402Grid referenceNY007291Platforms2 1 2 3 Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCockermouth amp Workington RailwayPre groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates May 1847Opened1 January 1951Closed 4 LocationWorkington BridgeLocation in present day Allerdale CumbriaShow map of the former Allerdale BoroughWorkington BridgeLocation in present day Cumbria EnglandShow map of Cumbria vteRailway stations in Workington Legend Cumbrian Coast lineto Carlisle Cleator and Workington Junction Railwayto Linefoot Siddick Junction Workington North Cockermouth and Workington Railwayto Cockermouth Workington Bridge Steel Works Derwent Junction River Derwent Cloffocks Junction Workington Workington Central Cumbrian Coast lineto Whitehaven Cleator and Workington Junction Railwayto Distington A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area Contents 1 History 2 Afterlife 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Sources 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editThe railway opened on 27 April 1847 but did not originally include a station at Workington Bridge the only intermediate stations were at Camerton and Brigham 8 Travellers to Workington were carried into the existing station on the coast line this was convenient for the harbour but as a letter to a local paper promptly pointed out this meant a long uphill trudge to the market place which could be avoided if trains stopped to let down and pick passengers at the bridge 9 The suggestion was soon acted upon a local paper in June 1847 containing the following paragraph We are glad to perceive that the letter which appeared in our columns about a month ago addressed to the Directors of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway pointing out the great accommodation to the public and the advantages to the company by the establishing of a station at the bridge near Workington has had the desired effect The trains now stop daily at the bridge where passengers can be booked whether intending to proceed up or down the line The arrangement is a good one and we have no doubt but the company will be rewarded for having adopted it both financially and in the good opinion of the public for having shown so prompt a willingness to meet their wishes 10 The station closed completely on 1 January 1951 Afterlife editBy 2015 the station site was obliterated The bridge which gave the station its name had been rebuilt and had assumed greater importance after it and several neighbours were condemned or destroyed in the 2009 Workington floods Preceding station Disused railways Following station CamertonLine and station closed London and North Western RailwayCockermouth amp Workington Railway Workington Mainon Cumbrian Coast LineSee also edit nbsp Cumbria portal Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith RailwayReferences edit Marshall 1981 Opposite p 158 Suggitt 2008 p 78 Webb 1964a p 678 Butt 1995 p 255 Bridgemaster s Report Carlisle Patriot 9 January 1846 p 3 Smith amp Turner 2012 Map 26 Jowett 1989 Map 36 Opening of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway Carlisle Patriot 30 April 1847 p 2 letter from A Shareholder dated 28 April 1847 the first day of normal services To the Directors of the Cockermouth and Workington Railway Cumberland Pacquet and Ware s Whitehaven Advertiser 4 May 1847 p 4 untitled paragraph Cumberland Pacquet and Ware s Whitehaven Advertiser 8 June 1847 p 2 Sources edit Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M 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 Marshall John 1981 Forgotten Railways North West England Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 7153 8003 1 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 September 1964a Cooke B W C ed Between the Solway and Sellafield Part One The Railway Magazine 110 761 London Tothill Press Limited ISSN 0033 8923 Further reading editConolly W Philip 1998 British railways pre grouping atlas and gazetteer 9th impression 5th ed Shepperton Ian Allan ISBN 978 0 7110 0320 0 OCLC 221481275 Bairstow Martin 1995 Railways In The Lake District Martin Bairstow ISBN 978 1 871944 11 2 Bowtell Harold D 1989 Rails through Lakeland An Illustrated Journey of the Workington Cockermouth Keswick Penrith Railway 1847 1972 Wyre Silverling Publishing Ltd ISBN 978 0 947971 26 7 Joy David 1983 Lake Counties Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 946537 02 0 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 Webb David R October 1964b Cooke B W C ed Between the Solway and Sellafield Part Two The Railway Magazine 110 762 London Tothill Press Limited ISSN 0033 8923 Western Robert 2001 The Cockermouth Keswick and Penrith Railway OL113 Usk Oakwood Press ISBN 978 0 85361 564 4 External links editMap of the line with photos RAILSCOT The station on an OS map surveyed in 1864 National Library of Scotland The station on overlain OS maps surveyed from 1898 National Library of Scotland The station on a 1948 OS Map npe maps The station Rail Map Online The railways of Cumbria Cumbrian Railways Association The station Cumbrian Railways Association The railways of Cumbria Railways of Cumbria Cumbrian Industrial History Cumbria Industrial History Society Local history of the CKPR route Cockermouth The line s and station s Engineer s Line References railwaycodes org uk A video tour de force of the region s closed lines cumbriafilmarchive West Cumberland Railtour 5 September 1954 sixbellsjunction Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Workington Bridge railway station amp oldid 1149154575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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