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The Lake District is under siege from the car; Keswick in particular is a town which is both
popular with visitors (over 5 million every year) and a centre for local industries, but
is being strangled by ever growing traffic congestion. Visitors rate traffic as one of the
main factors which threaten to spoil the National Park but most arrive by car ! The
railway from Penrith, on the West Coast Main Line, was run down and finally removed
in 1972 amid great controversy - it has been sorely missed. This book summarises the background
work done, collating information and arguments which justify the construction of a
modern railway to provide everyday transport services into and out of the northern Lake District, not to amuse
tourists. There is an aerial photographic survey of the line, maps and diagrams, tables
of data and illustrations of the type of railway being created.
Integrated Transport – an independent view.
ISBN 978 1 902543 01 7 £7.50
Cedric Martindale’s responses to a Government consultation on Integrated Transport in 1997 which listed 27
specific issues for discussion. Offers ideas on ways to reduce the damaging dependence on motor cars – in some areas
30% of households do not have access to cars at all; in others the only car takes the breadwinner to work and leaves others stranded. The old, young, infirm and those who would rather not use cars are excluded from everyday activities, essential shopping, medical services and leisure facilities. Some of his ideas about funding of transport projects were reflected in Government statements, even before publication of the White Paper.
Seven Bells from Silloth
ISBN 978 1 902543
00 0 £10
This book is
a chronicle of a branch line from the 1930s to the early 1950s taken from
the railway’s own records, supplemented by notes on articles in the local newspapers of the time. It should appeal to railway and general historians as well as those simply curious about how a railway coped from day to day in the steam age. Many local people will find relatives or friends mentioned in the pages. Historical records can be dry and dusty but this one is full of incidents both amusing and tragic as well as a wealth of information on the day to day operation of a line which shows far more activity than many would believe on a “rural branch line”. The records cover the Second World War period, listing Air Raid Warnings and other consequences of the conflict - many of which will not have been publicised due to reporting restrictions. The supporting newspaper articles show how important the railway and its staff
were to the community of Silloth.
A Fine Art print of the Lakes Express
near Bassenthwaite
Lake in winter.
Available as a print
(approx 16”
x 24” rolled in a tube)
£18.00
or
on Greetings Cards
(6” x 8”, blank inside, with white envelope)
£ 1.40 each
Film
professionally made just before closure in 1972.
DVD available from
Iceni Enterprises Ltd. £ 14.00 per copy, post free.
Includes additional information on the history of the Railway and the reinstatement Project.
VHS
cassette no longer produced.
Film of the line, its staff and local personalities
just before closure. Footage
from the last day of operation and demolition thereafter.
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