Steam Trains on the Lakes

This video features two steam train services in the Lake District, The 'Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway' and The 'Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway'

The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway runs for seven miles (11.3 k) from the coastal village of Ravenglass to the Eskdale valley. First opened in 1875 to ferry iron ore from workings near Boot to the coast at Ravenglass, in 1876 the first passengers were carried. The line was declared bankrupt in 1877 and finally closed in 1913. It re-opened for quarrying and passengers in 1915 and continued commercial operations until 1953.

The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway which runs steam trains from Haverthwaite to Lakeside on Lake Windermere is a heritage railway in the Lake District, Cumbria, England.

The trains service is often timed to connect with sailings of lake cruises on Windermere Lake, sailing from Lakeside to Bowness and Ambleside.

The service originally opened in 1869 as a branch line of Furness Railway to run a local steam passenger train service from Ulverston, linking it to the Furness Railways mainline running from Carnforth to Barrow-in-Furness.

The railway line closed by British Rail in 1965 was subsequently re-opened from Haverthwaite to Lakeside by the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway as a heritage railway on 2 May 1973.

If you're interested in model railways and steam trains then visit Nathanville Model Railway at:-
http://www.nathanville.org.uk/html/nathanvilletrains.htm

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[tbman1943]

Very nice, thanks for sharing. In 2008 I had the chance to ride the Ta'al Ratty behind the "River Esk" A 4 - 8 - 4 Locomotive and I was also able to ride behind "Cumbria" on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite. Well worth the visit. :)