Lakeside railway station (England)

Lakeside railway station is on the heritage Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in England. It was previously the terminus of the Furness Railway Ulverston to Lakeside Line, which was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1965. It serves the village of Lakeside in Cumbria, as well as the tourist attractions located there.

Lakeside
Station on heritage railway
Fairburn 2-6-4T 42085 at Lakeside station.
General information
LocationLakeside, Newby Bridge, Cumbria
England
Coordinates54°16′42″N 2°57′20″W / 54.2783°N 2.9555°W / 54.2783; -2.9555
Grid referenceSD378873
Operated byLakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (L&HR)
PlatformsOriginally 3,[1] now 2, 1 in use, 1 disused
History
Original companyFurness Railway
Pre-groupingFurness Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 June 1869Opened as Windermere Lake Side
31 August 1941Closed
3 June 1946Reopened summers only
6 September 1965Closed
2 May 1973Reopened as Lakeside by L&HR
Location
Lakeside is located in the former South Lakeland district
Lakeside
Lakeside
Location in South Lakeland
Lakeside is located in Cumbria
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Lakeside
Location in Cumbria

Location

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Situated at the southern end of Windermere, the station has a direct interchange with the Windermere Lake Cruises ferry services to Ambleside and Bowness-on-Windermere.

The station is also located next to the Aquarium of the Lakes and a number of shops and cafes.

History

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Lakeside, Windermere station, 1951.

The station was opened to passengers on 2 June 1869 by the Furness Railway when the branch from Plumpton Junction (just off the Leven Viaduct on the Ulverston to Carnforth line) to Windermere Lake Side opened, a formal opening of the branch had taken place the day before.[2]

Trains were timed to coincide with sailings by the Windermere United Yacht Company from the adjacent pier.[3] Within a few years the railway bought the yacht company.[4]

Originally, the station had two platforms with an overall roof, a signal box, a turntable and several sidings.[5] The goods yard was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a three-ton crane.[6]

As well as the standard gauge tracks the station had a narrow gauge tramway used for coaling lake steamers.[7] A camping coach was positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1955 to 1957, and two coaches were here from 1958 to 1964.[8][9]

The station closed with the line on 6 September 1965.[2] After services stopped, the station fell into disrepair, and in 1978, British Railways removed the roof and demolished the clock tower.[10]

British Railways sold off the steamboat service to the Bowness Bay Boating Company who were still operating day trips on Windermere in 2020.[11]

The station reopened as part of the heritage Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in 1973, with trains running to the nearby station of Haverthwaite, roughly an eighteen-minute journey.[10]

Preceding station    Heritage railways Following station
Newby Bridge   Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway   Terminus
  Historical railways  
Newby Bridge
Line and station open
  Furness Railway
Ulverston to Lakeside Line
  Terminus

Film locations

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The station has appeared in a number of film and TV scenes. In many appearances the station is titled 'Windermere', despite Windermere's own railway station being on the other side of the lake, on a different line.

References

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  1. ^ Robinson 2002, p. 25.
  2. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 485.
  3. ^ "Midland and Furness Railway: New route to Windermere and the lake District". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 12 June 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 11 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Furness Railway Company". Lancaster Gazette. 11 January 1873. p. 8. Retrieved 11 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Lake Side station on OS 25 inch map Lancashire VIII.11 (Cartmel Fell; Colton; Staveley; Windermere)". National Library of Scotland. 1890. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 585.
  7. ^ Holme 2016, p. 107.
  8. ^ McRae 1997, p. 50.
  9. ^ "LAKESIDE AND HAVERTHWAITE RAILWAY". Some Early Lines – Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Railway History". The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Company History". Windermere Lake Cruises. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

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