Five disused and abandoned railways in Cumbria. Picture: Canva Britain s transport system is improving every day, making way for new and more advanced rail system. Trains are getting faster ad new rail routes being built every year to keep the country better connected. However, in order to progress some railway stations and routes have had to be abandoned. You might be surprised at just how many abandoned railway stations and tracks there are in England. Some Cumbrian stations were forced to shut for practical and economical reasons. We ve taken a look at some of the train stations in Cumbria from years gone by.
5 disused and abandoned railways across Cumbria
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The Flying Scotsman locomotive will visit Cumbria in July | The Westmorland Gazette
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ONE of the most famous steam locomotives in the world is set to pay a visit to Cumbria later this year. The legendary Flying Scotsman will be passing through the county on Saturday, July 24, pulling a train from the Railway Touring Company. The Scotsman will pull the train from Doncaster to Carlisle via the Settle to Carlisle Railway, travelling over the Ribblehead Viaduct and over the Blea Moor Tunnel and to Dent, the highest main line station open in England. From there, it will climb to Ais Gill Summit, before descending through the valley at Mallerstang and dropping through Kirkby Stephen to Appleby, where the locomotive will take on water.