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Brigham railway station was situated on the
The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 18 April 1966. The last train was the 20:19 DMU from Keswick to Workington Main on Saturday 16 April.
Map of the line with photos, via ''RAILSCOT''The station on an OS map surveyed in 1864, via ''National Library of Scotland''The station on overlain OS maps surveyed from 1898, via ''National Library of Scotland''The station, via ''Rail Map Online''The railways of Cumbria, via ''Cumbrian Railways Association''Photos of Cumbrian railways, via ''Cumbrian Railways Association''The railways of Cumbria, via ''Railways_of_Cumbria''Cumbrian Industrial History, via ''Cumbria Industrial History Society''The line's and station's Engineer's Line References, via ''railwaycodes.org.uk''A video tour-de-force of the region's closed lines, via ''cumbriafilmarchive''
Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 1847 establishments in England Beeching closures in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub
Cockermouth and Workington Railway
The Cockermouth & Workington Railway was an English railway company (established by Act of Parliament in 1845) which built and operated a railway between the Cumberland towns of Workington and Cockermouth. The railway opened for service in 1847 ...
at its junction with the Maryport and Carlisle Railway
The Maryport & Carlisle Railway (M&CR) was an English railway company formed in 1836 which built and operated a small but eventually highly profitable railway to connect Maryport and Carlisle in Cumbria, England. There were many small collieries ...
's Derwent Branch. It served the village of Brigham, Cumbria
Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...
, England.
History
The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 18 April 1966. The last train was the 20:19 DMU from Keswick to Workington Main on Saturday 16 April.
Afterlife
In 2013 remains of the station and the junction to Papcastle station were still visible by theA66 road
The A66 is a major road in Northern England, which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria.
Route
From its eastern termi ...
before the Great Broughton junction; most of the trackbed now forms part of the A66.
See also
*Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway (CK&PR) was an English railway company incorporated by Act of Parliament on 1 August 1861, to build a line connecting the town of Cockermouth with the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) West Coast ...
References
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Map of the line with photos, via ''RAILSCOT''
Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 1847 establishments in England Beeching closures in England {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub