Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway

The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway was established by a decision of the British Parliament on August 1, 1861.

Their task was a rail link between Penrith and Cockermouth to operate and provide with it a connection of the Lake District to the West Coast Main Line.

The railway line Penrith Cockermouth average over a length of 50 km the Lake District from east to west and had eight stations or stops. The course was originally designed by the London and North Western Railway and the Stockton and Darlington Railway (later the North Eastern Railway ) operated by the independent company of the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway. From 1923 took over the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, the Company and therefore the line.

• Former railway company (England)