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Bampton, Cumbria
Bampton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on the edge of the Lake District National Park.
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Big Four (British railway companies)
The Big Four was a name used to describe the four largest railway companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1923–47.
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British Rail
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.
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Carlisle London Road railway station
Carlisle London Road railway station was the first to open in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
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Carlisle railway history
Carlisle, in North West England, formed the focus for a number of railway routes because of the geography of the area.
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Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a Grade II* listed railway station serving the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south east of, and north north west of.
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Carlisle, Cumbria
Carlisle (or from Cumbric: Caer Luel Cathair Luail) is the county town of Cumbria.
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Carnforth
Carnforth is a small town and civil parish near Lancaster in the north of Lancashire, England, situated at the north east end of Morecambe Bay.
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Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (CK&PR) was an English railway company incorporated by Act of Parliament on 1 August 1861, to build a line connecting the town of Cockermouth with the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) West Coast Main Line at Penrith.
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Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England that had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974.
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Double-track railway
A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.
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Embankment (transportation)
A road, railway line or canal is normally raised onto an embankment made of compacted soil (typically clay or rock-based) to avoid a change in level required by the terrain, the alternatives being either to have an unacceptable change in level or detour to follow a contour.
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George Samuel Measom
Sir George Samuel Measom (1818-1901) was an English engraver and publisher who compiled guides to railway travel in Great Britain in the mid-19th century.
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George Stephenson
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.
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Glasgow
Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.
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Grayrigg
Grayrigg is a small village and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England.
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Harter Fell (Mardale)
Harter Fell is a fell in the far eastern part of the English Lake District.
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History of rail transport in Great Britain
The railway system of Great Britain, the principal territory of the United Kingdom, is the oldest in the world.
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Ingleton branch line
The Ingleton branch line was a rural railway line in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Westmorland in England (now North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria).
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Ingleton railway station (Midland Railway)
Ingleton (Midland) railway station was one of two stations serving the village of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England.
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Joseph Locke
Joseph Locke (9 August 1805 – 18 September 1860) was a notable English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, particularly associated with railway projects.
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Kendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England.
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Kendal and Windermere Railway
The Kendal and Windermere Railway is a railway in Cumbria in north-west England.
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Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
The Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway was an early British railway company, in Lancashire, England.
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Lancaster railway station
Lancaster railway station (formerly known as Lancaster Castle railway station) is a railway station that serves the city of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
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Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is on the River Lune and has a population of 52,234; the wider City of Lancaster local government district has a population of 138,375. Long a commercial, cultural and educational centre, Lancaster gives Lancashire its name. The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family, whilst the Duchy of Lancaster holds large estates on behalf of Elizabeth II, who is also the Duke of Lancaster. Lancaster is an ancient settlement, dominated by Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church and the Ashton Memorial. It is also home to Lancaster University and a campus of the University of Cumbria.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)It has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR.
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Longsleddale
Longsleddale is a valley and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria.
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M6 motorway
The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction (J45).
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Mardale
Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England.
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Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park.
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Morecambe branch line
The Morecambe branch line is a railway line in Lancashire, England, from Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham, where trains connect with ferries to Douglas, Isle of Man.
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Morecambe Euston Road railway station
Morecambe Euston Road was the terminus station of the London and North Western Railway's branch line to Morecambe, in Lancashire, England.
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North West England
North West England, one of nine official regions of England, consists of the five counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.
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Oxenholme
Oxenholme is a village in England just south of the town of Kendal, with which it has begun to merge.
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Rate of return
In finance, return is a profit on an investment.
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River Lune
The River Lune (archaically sometimes Loyne) is a river in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.
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Shap
Shap is a linear village and civil parish located among fells and isolated dales in Eden district, Cumbria, England.
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Single-track railway
A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.
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Stream bed
A stream bed is the channel bottom of a stream or river, the physical confine of the normal water flow.
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Tay Bridge disaster
The Tay Bridge disaster occurred during a violent storm on Sunday 28 December 1879 when the first Tay Rail Bridge collapsed while a train was passing over it from Wormit to Dundee, killing all aboard.
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Tebay
Tebay is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, within the historic borders of Westmorland.
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Thomas Bouch
Sir Thomas Bouch (25 February 1822 – 30 October 1880) was a British railway engineer.
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Thomas Brassey
Thomas Brassey (7 November 1805 – 8 December 1870) was an English civil engineering contractor and manufacturer of building materials who was responsible for building much of the world's railways in the 19th century.
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West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_and_Carlisle_Railway
