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Cumbrian model railways
Cumbria is a region which can look back on a fascinating and multi-faceted railway heritage. Everything from narrow gauge railway tubs dragged by women and children in coal mines stretching out for miles under the Solway Firth to a very successful, modern, private freight company using the latest locomotives. Narrow gauge railways have been used in Lakeland mines for centuries and visitors can still ride the famous Ravenglass & Eskdale miniature railway in the West of the County. West Cumberland once boasted a dense network of standard gauge mineral lines linking coal mines, iron ore mines and limestone quarries to a vast Iron and Steel industry on the coast. Narrow gauge and Standard gauge locomotives were once manufactured on the coast and some examples still survive to this day. Rails are still manufactured in Workington and you can ride behind steam locomotives in the county. The electrified London to Glasgow, West Coast Main line slices through the East of the county while considerable effort is being put into a campaign to link Penrith and Keswick by rail once more. The scenic Settle & Carlisle line, built by the Midland Railway is internationally recognised as one of the finest scenic railways in the world. Microsoft Train Simulator game allows would-be train drivers to experience the thrills of driving the Flying Scotsman A3 Pacific locomotive over the line from the comfort of their home PC.
Cumbrian railways have it all.
Surprisingly,
models based on Cumbrian railways are not common but here are a selection that
we know of.
If you know of others, past and present, please let us know.
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Derwent
Main by
The Derwent Railway Society.
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Copperas
Hill
by
Phil Baggley
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Kelton
Mine by Ian Blenkinsopp
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Arlecdon
Parks by Ian Blenkinsopp
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Marsh
& Quay by Ian Blenkinsopp
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Parton
Hurries by Ian Blenkinsopp
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Solway
Sands by Ian Blenkinsopp
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Bassenthwaite
Lake by Don Annison
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Ehen
Bridge by Mike Peascod
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Settle
& Carlisle by Ed Mulholland
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Workington
Main by Workington M R C
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Kentside
by Karl Crowther
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Barras
Station by Graham Betts
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Links to Cumbrian model railways on the web.
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Newcastle
and District Model Railway Club's new P4 finescale layout
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Redditch
Model Railway Club's Settle & Carlisle based layout in OO scale
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Halifax
Model Railway Club's O scale layout based on the Settle & Carlisle
in Midland Railway Company days.
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Grange-Over-Sands
School's model railway project
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Karl
Crowther's evocative EM gauge layout inspired by the Furness region
in BR's steam & diesel era. More details about this fine layout.
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The
Blackburn & East Lancs. MRS. finescale oo gauge layout.
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The
Shipley Model Railway club's hugely popular oo layout based in BR
Steam days.
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An
N scale "might have been" had the Penrith - Keswick line
remained open to the present time. Dave Watson
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