Rowrah

54.554676 - 3.454564Koordinaten: 54 ° 33 'N, 3 ° 27 ' W

Rowrah is a place in Cumbria in North West England.

In his wedding at the beginning of the 20th century 4 limestone quarries were operated on the territory of the municipality and four railway lines of three railway companies were connected to Rowrah.

The four quarries were:

• Stockhow Hall Quarry; 1909 shut down.
• Salter Hall Quarry; 1927 shut down.
• Kelton Head Quarry; 1950 shut down.
• Rowrah Head Quarry; decommissioned in the 1980s.

The Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway operated two railway lines. A compound of Rowrah led to the railway connection between Cockermouth and Workington and there was a connection to Whitehaven. The company operated the connection to Whitehaven with a railway station in Rowrah from 1864. Between 1866 onwards there was a connection to Cockermouth and Workington Railway, which was set in 1964.

The Rowrah and Kelton Fell Railway transported 1877-1934 iron ore and limestone from the 3.5 miles ( 5.6 km ) away Kelton after Rowrah.

The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway operation in 1888 a connection to the places Cleator Moor, Workington and Distington and its steel mills. The railway line was originally used only for the transport of goods, but until 1931 there was also a passenger from Rowrah station. The station itself was closed in 1967.

The route network to Rowrah was so extensive that it got its own signal box in 1875.

About a rail link to Whitehaven limestone was transported from Rowrah to 1978. The line was then dismantled.