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When did you
last travel on
your local line
When did you visit
the scenic routes in Cumbria
Some of the greatest
landscapes in
the British Isles
are there to see from the
comfort of a train at a
bargain price.
Carlisle Station Festival
26 September 2009
On Saturday we will be holding a station festival at
Carlisle station from 10.00 – 16.00 there will be various
events taking place on the station.
• A display of locomotives and diesel trains
• A model railway display
• Stands from the modern railway companies
• Tours of the undercroft of the station –
what is down there
• Stands from our local rail user groups who
support their local railways
• Stands telling the rich railway history of
Cumbria
• Entertainment
• The regular hustle and bustle of Cumbria’s
busiest station
• A display of Community Railway
activities across the UK RAILWAY
FESTIVAL WALK
The Community Rail Festival
26th September 2009
2009 represents a huge
a fully guided walk around
effort by many people in the Armathwaite. From the 1151
railway industry to make this Carlisle-Armathwaite train,
event a success. The
join the guided
organising body would like to walk and return to
record their thanks to all these Carlisle on the
1311 train.
bodies for their efforts.
We hope that everyone has a good time.
Community Rail Festival 2009
Welcome to
the Great
Cumbrian Rail
Experience
WEST COAST MAIN LINE
CUMBRIAN COAST LINE
SETTLE AND CARLISLE
TYNE VALLEY LINE
FURNESS LINE
LAKES LINE

THE COMMUNITY RAIL AWARDS are an annual event
celebrating the very best of Community Rail. This event is
run by the Association of Community Rail Partnerships
(ACoRP) and will be held this year on the evening of
25 September. To support this
prestigious national event local people
and visitors are invited to take part in
a Festival celebrating our great scenic
railways.
THE SCENIC RAILWAYS OF CUMBRIA
will be available throughout the
weekend to explore via our
specially produced ticket - the
Cumbria Day Ranger which will be
available for all points between
Dumfries – Lockerbie –
Haltwhistle – Skipton – Preston -
Barrow. This great ticket,
available for this weekend only
at the bargain price of £24.00
(normally £32.00), permits
unlimited travel for one day
within the area.
OTHER RANGER FARES exist for
shorter options and you may
find that regular fares are
not as expensive as you
might think – particularly
when offers such as Duo
are available where two
people travelling together
get on ticket at half price!
Routes included:
Carlisle - Dumfries – The route to South West Scotland from
Cumbria rounding the head of the Solway at Gretna passing
through Annan and on to Dumfries "Queen of the South".
Tyne Valley / Hadrians Wall Country Line –
to Haltwhistle where you can connect with the AD122
Hadrians Wall bus service to
access The Wall.
Settle and Carlisle railway –
the world renowned line
across the “Roof of England”
The West Coast Main Line –
the most dramatic parts of the
journey from London to Glasgow
over the once notorious Shap Fell
and through the Lune Gorge.
The Lakes Line from Oxenholme to
Windermere – for Bowness and Lake
Windermere itself. Forget the car and
visit those tourist hot spots by rail and
boat.
The Cumbrian Coast Railway – unknown to many
but almost certainly the most spectacular Coastal railway
in England – not forgetting “Ratty” our celebrated narrow
gauge steam railway, just a few paces from the main line
station.
A Sunday service will operate for the first time
for many years on this line on 27 September
2009.
The Furness Line – a spectacular ride along and
across the fringes of Morecambe Bay taking you where
cars can’t go!
Not a Cumbrian railway but the
Leeds – Morecambe Line skirts the southern fringes
of the county.
Five of these lines have active rail partnerships with results
for all to see.