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Train station ticket offices across south Cumbria are at risk of closure, according to a rail union.
Rail union RMT revealed imminent plans by the rail industry for mass closures of ticket offices across the network, with over 1,000 ticket offices at impending risk of closure including at Oxenholme, Windermere, Appleby, Grange, Barrow and Ulverston. But a spokesman from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, said no decisions had been made over the future of the countrys ticket offices. (Permalink) Appleby Barrow Grange Oxenholme RMT Ticket offices Ulverston Windermere |
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Northern and the railway community has marked 175 years since opening of the Furness and Lakes Line Railway at a special event at Windermere station today. The Furness Railway and Lakes Line opened in 1846, transforming the way goods and passengers were transported in the county.
(Permalink) Windermere  Windermere: 195131 has recently arrived at Windermere from Oxenholme in the early afternoon of 29 May 2021. All passengers were having their tickets checked before leaving the station, however I quickly took some ...  Windermere: The old station at Windermere has been converted into a supermarket with the original 1847 building, including this covered entrance, happily surviving the metamorphosis. The line has been cut back o ...  Windermere: Black 5 44938 sporting a 9D Newton Heath shed plate stands at Windermere platform 2 around 1966. |
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The Lake District National Park Authority has revealed plans to transform the area around Windermere station.
(Permalink) Windermere  Windermere: First TPE 185133 waits at Windermere to return to Oxenholme on 30 January 2016. This service transfers to Arriva Trains North when the franchise changes in April. Windermere: The old station at Windermere has been converted into a supermarket with the original 1847 building, including this covered entrance, happily surviving the metamorphosis. The line has been cut back o ...  Windermere: A neglected looking Fairburn 2-6-4T no 42680 prepares to take a train out of Windermere station in 1964. The locomotive was finally withdrawn from Carnforth shed in March the following year and made i ... |
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Rail services are operating again on the Lakes Line following a minor landslip in the Burneside area earlier this morning.
All rail services between Oxenholme and Windermere were suspended for several hours, but the line has now fully re-opened and trains are running - although some delays can be expected until further notice. (Permalink) Burneside Oxenholme Windermere |
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