Date: 01/06/2020

Plans to reinstate axed railways to encourage business and tourism in Cumbria have taken a step forward.
Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and the Border, together with MP for Workington Mark Jenkinson, Copelands Trudy Harrison and Carlisles John Stevenson submitted a bid to reinstate the Keswick to Penrith railway line.
Now the Department for Transport has confirmed it will work with partners including Allerdale Council and CKP Railway Ltd to develop the application to enable access to funding.

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PLANS to reinstate axed railways to encourage business and tourism in Cumbria have taken a step forward.

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Near the end at Keswick. A photograph taken in September 1971, around 6 months prior to closure. The passenger had just arrived from Penrith and was awaiting assistance to transfer her luggage from platform to Hotel via the private linking corridor. See image [[11714]]
Location: Keswick
Company: Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
/09/1971 Brian Taylor

48169 comes off the Keswick line on the approach to Penrith with a freight in September 1967.
Location: Penrith
Company: Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
/09/1967 Colin Miller

Ivatt Class 2 locomotives 46426+46458 westbound near Keswick on 13 June 1964 with train 1X37, the Penrith - Workington leg of the RCTS Solway Ranger special.
Location: Keswick
Company: Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
13/06/1964 Robin Barbour Collection (Courtesy Bruce McCartney)