2019

NY2823 : Along the former railway [17]

taken 5 years ago, near to Keswick, Cumbria, England

Along the former railway [17]
Along the former railway [17]
Here the trackbed of the dismantled Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway ran through a tunnel. The path runs out towards the River Greta where it is carried on a wooden walkway.
A four mile long footpath was created by the Lake District National Park Authority between Threlkeld and Keswick though the Greta Gorge. Three bridges on the footpath were damaged or destroyed in the winter 2015 floods and are still (in 2019) in the process of being repaired.
The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway was 31½ miles long with eight intermediate stations and opened in 1864. The section from Keswick to Cockermouth was closed in 1966 leaving Keswick at the end of a single line branch from Penrith which survived until 6th March, 1972.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Paths Rivers, Streams, Drainage Railways Primary Subject: Path
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NY2823, 103 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Michael Dibb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 20 June, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 16 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 2824 2399 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.3574N 3:6.7468W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 2823 2401
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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