Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - Haverthwaite Station, Cumbria UK
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martlakes
N 54° 14.978 W 002° 59.943
30U E 500061 N 6011296
One of the many preserved steam railways in the UK. Lakeside & Haverthwaite is a remnant of the Furness Railway company, which operated in part of what is now Cumbria between 1846 and 1923. The line is now professionally run with volunteer help.
Waymark Code: WM3HRN
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/08/2008
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The line takes thousand of visitors through 3.5 miles of glorious scenery as it twists and turns through the Backbarrow gorge to the southern end of Lake Windermere. It terminates at Lakeside where the lake ferries connect offering a cruise along the 10.5 miles of England's longest lake to Ambleside.
The Furness Railway Company was an independent railway operating between 1846 and 1923. Originally conceived as a mineral railway, it later played a major role in the development of the town of Barrow in Furness, and in the development of the Lake District Tourist industry.
Haverthwaite Station is situated on the A590 near Newby Bridge. It includes the engine shed, picnic area, restaurant, gift shop, car and coach park. You can:
See plenty of steam trains, both working and being restored.
Other vintage vehicles.
Take a steam-hauled trip to Lakeside
Talk to the volunteers working on the site
Join and help to keep it running.
For more info about the Furness Railway Trust see: (
visit link)