Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	Harrington and Lowca Light Railway
civil parish:-	Workington (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-	Lowca (formerly Cumberland)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	railway (light railway)
hearsay:-	Became a light railway 16.5.1913. A very steep section was the steepest adhesion passenger railway in the British Isles.
	The route was from Harrington, Workington, to Lowca, Cumbria. But BEWARE the routes mapped below may or may not be quite right.
person:-	railway company  :
date:-	to 1923
person:-	railway company  :
date:-	1923  to 1948
person:-	railway company  : British Railways; BR
date:-	1948
goes through:-	Route as first planned, a private colliery line.  [railway junction, Workington]  John Pit Junction, Lowca  John Pit, Lowca  Harrington Church Road Halt, Harrington  Rosehill Halt, Harrington  Rosehill Junction, Harrington [Copperas Hill Halt, Harrington] 1858: opened -   1973: closed -
goes through:-	Extension to Lowca.   John Pit Junction, Lowca  Micklam Station, Lowca  Lowca Station, Lowca 1913 -  ?
goes through:-	Links to Cleator and Workington etc.  [Harrington Junction, Harrington] [railway junction, Workington] 1913 -  ?

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