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British Railways closed the line to passengers on 6 September 1965, and to all traffic two years later. [2]A group of enthusiasts, chaired by Dr Peter Beet, formed the Lakeside Railway Estates Company; they had the idea of preserving both the line and the former LMS 10A locomotive shed at Carnforth, to provide a complete steam operating system.
The station in 2014. The station opened on 1 June 1869, with sidings and a goods shed. [1]A long siding once served the iron works blast furnace of Backbarrow.Until 1935, gunpowder from Low Wood was brought to the main line by a horse-worked narrow gauge tramway.
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Lakeside railway station is a stop on the heritage Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. It was previously the terminus of the Furness Railway's Ulverston-Lakeside Line, which was closed as part of the Beeching Axe in 1965. It serves the village of Lakeside in Cumbria, England, as well as the tourist attractions located there.
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Haverthwaite station. Haverthwaite railway station is the western terminus of the preserved Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway; it is a popular tourist attraction providing connections to Windermere via Newby Bridge and Lakeside. [8] The line was once part of the Furness Railway from Ulverston.
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