Date: 24/10/2021

The firm behind a multi-million-pound restoration of a popular railway trail which was destroyed by flooding has won an award for its work.

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The closed station at Keswick looking east in September 2006, approximately 34 years after closure. The station is intended to be used as the terminus if the line ever re-opens. See image [[11717]]
Location: Keswick
Company: Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
27/09/2006 Ewan Crawford

After passing through the now infilled tunnel see image [[39079]], passengers for Keswick crossed the River Greta at an angle, on an inverted bowstring girder bridge. This view looks South West along the river on 14 May - a bit of a damp day.
Location: Keswick
Company: Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
14/05/2012 Ken Strachan

The remains of Threlkeld's island platform in 2013, forty one years after final closure. View looking east towards Troutbeck and Penrith with the council depot that occupies the old goods yard also visible. The platform was subsequently buried under spoil when the depot was rebuilt. See image [[51224]]
Location: Threlkeld
Company: Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway
03/02/2013 Mark Bartlett

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