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Lakeside branch railway
civil parish:-   Egton with Newland (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-   Haverthwaite (formerly Lancashire)
civil parish:-   Colton (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   railway
SummaryText:-   from Plumpton on the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway, through Greenodd, Haverthwaite, to Windermere Lakeside, Lancashire.
references:-   image
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
image
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triple line, light bold light, railway 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Prior 1874 map 1
placename:-  Midland Railway
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1874.
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"Midland Railway"
double line, chequered; railway 
item:-  private collection : 133.1
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evidence:-   old map:- LMS 1939 B
source data:-   image  click to enlarge
LMS6Cm.jpg
"MAP OF LMS RAILWAY"
item:-  JandMN : 1016.5
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hearsay:-  
8 mile branch line of Furness Railway.
There were various preservation attempts from 1967 onwards.

person:-   railway company
 : Furness Railway
date:-   1866
 to 1923

person:-   railway company
 : London, Midland and Scottish RailwayLMS
date:-   1923
 to 1948

person:-   railway company
 : British RailwaysBR
date:-   1948
 to 1967

also see:-    Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway

goes through:-    Plumpton North Junction, Egton with Newland
 railway bridge, Egton with Newland
 Greenodd Station, Greenodd
 Greenodd Viaduct, Greenodd
 Lady Syke Bridge, Haverthwaite
 Dickson's Siding, Haverthwaite
 railway bridge, Haverthwaite (2)
 railway bridge, Haverthwaite
 Bare Syke Tunnel, Haverthwaite
 Haverthwaite Station, Haverthwaite
 Haverthwaite East Tunnel, Haverthwaite
 railway bridge, Backbarrow
 railway bridge, Haverthwaite (3)
 railway bridge, Colton (4)
 railway bridge, Colton
 Newby Bridge Station, Colton
 railway bridge, Colton (3)
[railway bridge, Colton (2)]
[Windermere Lakeside Station, Colton]
1866 -  about 

1869: opened -  

1869: opened -  

2.9.1967: closed -  

goes through:-    Plumpton North Junction, Egton with Newland
 railway bridge, Egton with Newland (2)
 Plumpton East Junction, Egton with Newland

goes through:-    Plumpton North Junction, Egton with Newland
 Leven Junction, Egton with Newland

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