Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
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The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is a heritage railway in Cumbria, England. The line runs from Haverthwaite via Newby Bridge to Lakeside at the southern end of Windermere. Some services are timed to connect with sailings of the diesel excursion vessels or steam vessels on Windermere, sailing up to Bowness and Ambleside.
The railway is a former branch line of the Furness Railway (FR), and there is a train-boat connection that was established in 1868. The railway's locomotive fleet includes FR no. 20, Britain's oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, which was built in 1863. The route of the connecting length from Haverthwaite to the junction at Ulverston was obliterated by road widening after British Railways closed it and before it was opened as a heritage railway.
[edit] Stations
- Haverthwaite
- Newby Bridge
- Lakeside
[edit] Locomotives
- Steam Locomotives
- BR 2-6-4T Class 4MT nos. 42073 and 42085, L&HR nos. 3 and 4. (Both operational, 42073 is painted in BR lined black with the late BR crest and 42085 has the early BR crest).
- GWR 0-6-2T 5600 Class (1925) no. 5643. (Operational, boiler ticket expires in 2015, painted in BR lined green with the late BR crest).
- War Department 0-6-0ST WD Austerity Tanks nos. 3698 and 3794 Repulse and Cumbria. (Repulse is operational whilst Cumbria is receiving maintenance, Repulse is painted in black and Cumbria wears Furness Railway red).
- Bagnall 0-6-0ST (1942) no. 2682 Princess. (Under overhaul, painted in dark blue lined out in black and red).
- Barclay 0-4-0ST Millom Ironworks (1953) no. 2333 David. (Operational, painted in red lined out in black and yellow).
- Barclay 0-4-0FT (1917) no. 1550 Sir James. (Awaiting restoration, painted in light blue).
- Peckett 0-4-0ST OY (1937) no. 1925, L&HR no. 1 Caliban. (Under restoration at Carnforth).
- Barclay 0-6-0T National Coal Board (1911) no. 10 (1245). (Operational, boiler ticket expires in 2015, painted in light blue lined out in white).
- GWR 4-6-0 Hall Class (1930). no. 4979 Wootton Hall. (Under restoration at the Appleby Heritage Centre, painted in green).
- Furness Railway 0-4-0 Furness Railway Class A5 (1863) no. 20. (Under overhaul, painted in Furness railway red).
- Diesel Locomotives
- BR 0-6-0 Class 03 nos. D2117 (L&HR no. 8) and 03072. (Operational).
- BR 0-6-0 Class 11 no. AD601 (ex-Industrial lookalike). (Operational).
- BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. 20214. (Operational).
- BR Bo-Bo Class 26 no. D5301. (Operational).
- Fowler 0-4-0 no. 16, L&HR no. 2 Fluff. (On display, cosmetically restored).
- Jones 0-4-0 crane no. 20. (Operational).
- Motor Rail & Tram car co. 0-4-0 Rachel. (On display, undergoing restoration).
- Rolling stock
- 5 BR Mk. 1 Tourist Standard Open coaches
- 2 BR Mk. 1 Second Corridor coaches
- 2 BR Mk. 1 Brake Second Corridor coaches
- 1 BR Mk. 1 Brake Standard Open coach
- 1 BR Mk. 1 Restaurant Miniature Buffet coach
- 1 LNER Brake Gangwayed coach (Used by volunteers as a mess)
- Great Eastern Railway Royal Saloon no. 5 (Undergoing restoration)
- North London Railway 2nd Class Coach (Used on Victorian Evenings)
- North London Railway "Birdcage" Guard's & Luggage Van (Undergoing restoration)
- North London Railway 1st Class Coach (Undergoing restoration)
- Selection of assorted goods vehicles
- Past Stock
- Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST (1929) no. 1631, L&HR no. 5. Arrived in November 1970.
- Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST (1919) no. 1366, L&HR no. 6 Renishaw Ironworks No. 6. Arrived in November 1970.
- LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 no. 44806. Arrived in November 1970.
- Peckett 0-4-0T (1936) no. 1900. Visited in Summer 1983.
