Topic: Cumbria

Clifton demo and reno almost completed Bridge replacement nearly open on UK West Coast Main Line

Road and rail customers, and local residents, are being thanked after demolition work for the £60m (€71m) Clifton Bridge replacement was completed successfully. The project…
Clifton Bridge works suspended, but swinging again UK West Coast bridge replacement scare

There was a scary weekend delay with a much-anticipated bridge replacement on the West Coast Main Line. Work is underway to renew the Clifton Bridge,…
Derailment at Shap, Cumbria, England West Coast Main Line blocked – major incident declared

A train has derailed at Shap, the highest point on the West Coast Main Line in England, Europe’s busiest mixed traffic route. News of the…
WHITEHAVEN TUNNEL TROUBLE Tunnel closure halts Cumbrian Coast line

Rail replacement buses are now running between Sellafield and Workington after Bransty Tunnel has been closed until further notice. There is however no risk of…
Blue Thunder from DRS New stone train for Lake District

Direct Rail Services has a new aggregates flow, for its new rolling stock, over a distance that’s not often viable for rail freight. Moving loads…
Clifton bridge suspension Sighs over Cumbrian bridge replacement

The West Coast Main Line has been the lifeblood of the British economy since around 1860. The M6 motorway has been a strategic artery of…
Railway in British Cumbria protected from landslips

Network Rail is carrying out a preventive measure to protect the railway in the north-western British county of Cumbria from landslips for the next 120…