Penrith
Penrith station, now known as Penrith North Lakes, seen from the 'Cumbrian Coast Express' on the first stage of its journey from London Euston to Carlisle via Shap, making a signal stop only on 18th September 2021. In the foreground is the disused bay platform for the Keswick line which was once a through route to Workington, also serving Cockermouth, the birthplace of the poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850). In 1966, the line was truncated at Keswick where the attractive station was reduced to one platform and became the stub-end terminus of the line from Penrith until that too closed in 1972. (The train in the southbound platform in the background is bound for Manchester Airport.)
Location: Penrith
Original line: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: English stations, National and Heritage Lines (excluding London) 1979-2023
Date: 18/09/2021
Image number: 78409
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