Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway was established by a resolution of the British Parliament on August 1, 1861.
Their task was to operate a rail link between Penrith and Cockermouth and to ensure a connection between the Lake District and the West Coast Main Line .
The Penrith – Cockermouth railway cut through the Lake District from east to west over a length of 50 km and had eight stations or stops. The route was originally operated by the London and North Western Railway and the Stockton and Darlington Railway (later the North Eastern Railway ) via the independent company of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway . From 1923 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway took over the company and with it the line.
In 1966 the line west of Keswick was discontinued, and in 1972 the section from Penrith to Keswick followed. On the route in the narrow valley of the River Greta between Keswick and Threlkeld , a cycling and walking path has been created.