Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway | |
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Overview | |
Status | Closed |
Owner | Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway |
Locale | Cumbria |
Termini | |
Stations | 12 |
Service | |
Type | Rural Line |
System | National Rail Network |
Services | 2 |
Operator(s) | Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway |
History | |
Opened | 1855 |
Closed | 1964 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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The Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway was an English railway company which built and operated a standard gauge railway in Cumberland, England intended to open up the hematite orefield to the south-east of Whitehaven. It opened for goods traffic in 1855 and for passenger traffic in 1857.