|
The Cumbrian Coast Line is a rail route in North West England, running from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. The line forms part of Network Rail route NW 4033, which continues (as the Furness Line) via Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands to Carnforth, where it connects with the West Coast Main Line. ==History== The Cumbrian Coast Line is an amalgamation of a series of earlier routes: * Carlisle to Maryport, Maryport and Carlisle Railway〔http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Maryport_and_Carlisle_Railway/frame.htm〕 opened 1845 * Maryport to Whitehaven, Whitehaven Junction Railway〔http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Whitehaven_Junction_Railway/frame.htm〕 (acquired by London and North Western Railway 1866) * Whitehaven to Kirkby-in-Furness, Whitehaven and Furness Railway〔http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Whitehaven_and_Furness_Railway/frame.htm〕 (acquired by Furness Railway 1865) * Kirkby-in-Furness to Barrow-in-Furness, Furness Railway〔http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Furness_Railway/frame.htm〕 opened 1844 All the above constituents were absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cumbrian Coast Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|