Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
Hunslet Austerity "Repulse runs around its train at Haverthwaite in 2013.
LocaleCumbria, England
TerminusLakeside
Commercial operations
NameUlverston to Lakeside Line
Built byFurness Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Operated byLakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
Stations3
Length3.2 mi (5.1 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened1 June 1869
Closed6 September 1965
Preservation history
Opened2 May 1973
HeadquartersHaverthwaite
Lakeside and
Haverthwaite Railway
Legend
Lakeside
Windermere
Newby Bridge
River Leven
Haverthwaite
Greenodd
Ulverston National Rail
Furness Line

The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (L&HR) is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km) heritage railway in Cumbria, England.

Location

The L&HR runs from Haverthwaite at the southern end of the line via Newby Bridge to Lakeside at the southern end of Windermere. Some services are timed to connect with sailings of the diesel excursion vessels or steam vessels on Windermere, sailing from Lakeside to Bowness and Ambleside.

Furness Railway operation of the branch line

The railway is a former branch line of the Furness Railway (FR) and was opened on 1 June 1869.[1] The line was served by local passenger trains which started their journey at Ulverston on the FR's mainline from Carnforth to Barrow-in-Furness. The FR branch trains travelled east to the triangular junction at Plumpton and then turned north via Greenodd and on to stations at Haverthwaite, Newby Bridge halt and Lakeside. The FR's weekdays passenger service in July 1922 comprised eight trains in each direction. There were advertised train-to-boat connections that were established in 1869. During the summer season, excursion trains from Lancashire and elsewhere used the east-to-north side of Plumpton Junction to reach Lakeside, where their passengers joined the boat sailings on the lake.

Closure of the branch and re-opening by L&HR

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, with the idea of preserving both the line and the former LMS 10A locomotive shed at Carnforth, to provide a complete steam operating system. However, although backed by then transport minister Barbara Castle, the need to build a number of motorway bridges and re-routing of the A590 road from Haverthwaite via Greenodd to Plumpton Junction, meant that the complete vision was unsuccessful. Beet acquired 10A in partnership with Sir William McAlpine, 6th Baronet, which became the visitor attraction Steamtown from 1967. The venture folded as a public access visitor attraction in 1997, but the preserved site was taken over by businessman David Smith to become the base for his West Coast Railway Company.[3]

Resultantly, Austin Maher became chairman of the LREC, which then re-opened the truncated 3.5-mile (5.6 km) L&HR as a heritage railway on 2 May 1973.[4] Maher and fellow L&HR director Jim Morris each bought one LMS 2-6-4T Class 4MT, Nos. 42073 (Maher) and 42085 (Morris), which eventually restored as L&HR Nos. 3 and 4 became the lines core steam power units.

Stations

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Point Coordinates
(Links to map resources) 		OS Grid Ref Notes
Lakeside 54°16′42″N 2°57′20″W / 54.2783°N 2.9555°W / 54.2783; -2.9555 (Lakeside Station) SD378873
Newby Bridge Halt 54°16′11″N 2°58′26″W / 54.2696°N 2.9740°W / 54.2696; -2.9740 (Newby Bridge Halt) SD366864
Haverthwaite 54°14′59″N 2°59′59″W / 54.2497°N 2.9998°W / 54.2497; -2.9998 (Haverthwaite Station) SD349842

In fiction

In Christopher Awdry's book "Thomas & Victoria", the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway is featured as part of the railway route where Victoria worked along both Helena and Albert before coming to Sodor. In the Thomas the Tank Engine TV series, the railway was filmed for a series of short educational segments entitled "Down at the Station."

In the adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel, Dumb Witness, by ITV for its television series, Agatha Christie's Poirot, the opening scene was filmed at the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway, at the Lakeside terminus.

The railway and Haverthwaite station are featured in the video to Never Went to Church by alternative hip hop band The Streets.[5]

Locomotives

Steam locomotives

Steam locomotives currently at the railway

Information below derived from the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Visitors Guide sixth edition and the IRS reference book.[6]

Operational
Number Name Built Builder Type Former Operator Notes
1245 1911 Barclay 0-6-0T Carron Iron Company, National Coal Board Often known as Thomas by staff; painted in NCB dark blue[7]
2333 David 1953 Barclay 0-4-0ST Millom Ironworks Boiler ticket expires in 2029; painted in maroon lined out in black and yellow[8]
2682 Princess 1942 Bagnall 0-6-0ST Preston Docks Boiler ticket expires in 2029; painted in dark blue lined out in black and red[9]
3698 Repulse 1950 Hunslet 0-6-0ST, Austerity Tank National Coal Board Boiler ticket expires in 2026; painted in lined black[10]
42073 1950 British Railways, Brighton works to an LMS design 2-6-4T, Class 4MT British Railways Returned to service in 2014; painted BR black with late crest[11]
Inactive
Number Name Built Builder Type Former Operator Notes
2996 Victor 1951 Bagnall 0-6-0ST, New Standard 18 Steel Company of Wales for Port Talbot Steelworks, Austin Motor Company Boiler ticket expires in 2024; painted in maroon lined out in black and yellow[12]
42085 1951 British Railways, Brighton works to an LMS design 2-6-4T, Class 4MT British Railways Undergoing overhaul; painted BR black with early emblem[13]
46441 1951 British Railways, Crewe works to an LMS design 2-6-0, Class 2MT British Railways Running In, Boiler ticket expires in 2033. Painted BR maroon with late crest.[14][15] 46441 began its running in testing in November 2023 and is intended to return to revenue service in 2024.[16]

Steam locomotives formerly at the railway

The list of locomotives below contains those currently identified as having been resident at Haverthwaite in the past. It is, in all probability, not an exhaustive list.

Number Name Built Builder Type Former Operator Notes
1 (works Nº 1925) Caliban 1937 Peckett 0-4-0ST, OY class Courtaulds, Preston At the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston[17][18]
5 (works Nº 1631) 1929 Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST Stewarts & Lloyds Acquired November 1970; now at Tyseley[19][20]
6 (works Nº 1366) 1919 Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST Renishaw Ironworks Nº 6 Acquired November 1970; now at the Tanfield Railway[21][22]
20 1863 Sharp Stewart 0-4-0, FR class 17, Rush class A5 Furness Railway, Barrow Steelworks Built as an 0-4-0; rebuilt for Barrow Steelworks as an 0-4-0ST, running as Nº 7; rebuilt in preservation to original configuration. Owned by the Furness Railway Trust[23] and operational at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston[24][18]
1550 Sir James 1917 Barclay 0-4-0F War Department, Gretna On static display at HM Factory, Gretna[25][26]
1900 1936 Peckett 0-4-0T Courtaulds, Holywell Operated during the summer of 1983; now at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre[27][28]
3794 Cumbria 1953 Hunslet 0-6-0ST, Austerity Tank Ministry of Defence Owned by the Furness Railway Trust[23] and normally operational at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston, but currently operating at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway; boiler ticket expires in May 2025; painted in FR red[29][18][30]
5643 1925 GWR, Swindon Works 0-6-2T GWR, British Railways Owned by the Furness Railway Trust[23] and normally operational at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston but currently undergoing extended maintenance at the East Lancashire Railway in Bury[31][18][32]
44806 Magpie 1944 LMS, Derby Works 4-6-0, Black 5 LMS, British Railways Acquired November 1970; moved to Steamport Southport; now at North Yorkshire Moors Railway with plans to return to the mainline[33][34]

Diesel

Diesel locomotives currently at the railway

Information below derived from the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Visitors Guide sixth edition and the IRS reference book.[6]

Operational
Number Name Built Builder Type Former Operator Notes
8 1959 British Railways, Swindon Works 0-6-0DM Class 03 British Railways as D2117 Operational
AD601 1945 LMS, Derby Works 0-6-0DE Class 11 War Department Operational. One of a batch of locomotives built for the War Department, the design of which led to the class of locomotives that eventually became BR Class 11.
D2072 1959 British Railways, Doncaster Works 0-6-0DM Class 03 British Railways as TOPS 03 072 Operational
20 214 Austin Maher 1967 English Electric Bo-Bo Class 20 British Railways Operational
52071+52077 1961 Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Class 110 DMU British Railways Operational
Inactive
Number Name Built Builder Type Former Operator Notes
2098 Rachel 1924 Motor Rail & Tram Car Co. 0-4-0 Burneside Paper Mills Tramway On display, undergoing restoration
Self-powered diesel crane

Not a locomotive in the traditional sense but is capable of, and has been used for, limited shunting operations.

Number Name Built Builder Type Former Operator Notes
20 1952 Jones 0-4-0 KL100 crane Operational

Diesel locomotives formerly at the railway

The list of locomotives below contains those currently identified as having been resident at Haverthwaite in the past. It is, in all probability, not an exhaustive list.

Number Name Built Builder Type Former Operator Notes
2 (works Nº 21999) Fluff 1937 Fowler 0-4-0DM Barrow Steelworks The first locomotive purchased by, and still owned by, the Furness Railway Trust.[23] Currently at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston[18] after having spent time on display at Locomotion at Shildon, County Durham[35]
D5301 1958 Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Bo-Bo Class 26 British Railways as TOPS 26 001 Now at the Caledonian Railway, Brechin, Angus, Scotland[36]
D5370 1962 Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Bo-Bo Class 27 British Railways as TOPS 27 024 Now at the Caledonian Railway, Brechin, Angus, Scotland[36]

Rolling stock

Coaches

Information below derived from the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway Visitors Guide sixth edition.

Number Built Builder Type Notes
3881 1953 BR York Works Mk. 1 TSO (Tourist Standard Open) Crimson and cream livery
3962 1954 BR Eastleigh Works Mk. 1 TSO Crimson and cream livery
4255 1956 BR York Works Mk. 1 TSO Crimson and cream livery
4410 1957 BR Swindon Works Mk. 1 TSO Crimson and cream livery
4760 1957 BR York works Mk. 1 TSO Crimson and cream livery
9218 1953 BR Doncaster Works Mk. 1 BSO (Brake Standard Open) Crimson and cream livery
25337 1957 BR Wolverton Works Mk. 1 SK (Standard Corridor) Crimson and cream livery
25364 1957 BR Wolverton Works Mk. 1 SK Crimson and cream livery
35309 1962 BR Wolverton Works Mk. 1 BSK (Brake Standard Corridor) Crimson and cream livery
35362 1962 BR Wolverton Works Mk. 1 BSK Crimson and cream livery

Wagons

There are a selection of assorted goods vehicles.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 109
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 115
  3. ^ "Obituary - Dr Peter Beet". The Guardian. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. ^ Butt 1995, p. 252
  5. ^ Video on YouTube
  6. ^ a b Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.
  7. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Andrew Barclay Works No 1245 0-6-0T Retrieved March 4, 2023
  8. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Andrew Barclay Works No 2333 David 0-4-0ST Retrieved March 4, 2023
  9. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - W G Bagnall Works No 2682 Princess 0-6-0ST Retrieved March 4, 2023
  10. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Hunslet Works No 3698, NCB 11 Repulse 0-6-0ST Retrieved March 4, 2023
  11. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - 42073 Retrieved March 4, 2023
  12. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - W G Bagnall Works No 2996 Victor No 403 0-6-0ST Retrieved March 4, 2023
  13. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - 42085 Retrieved March 4, 2023
  14. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - 46441 Retrieved March 4, 2023
  15. ^ "LMS Ivatt Class 2 No.46441 / 1950 – Ribble Steam Railway". Archived from the original on 14 May 2018.
  16. ^ "46441 begins running in testing at Haverthwaite". Steam Railway. No. 551. November 2023. p. 39.
  17. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Peckett & Sons, Works No 1925, Caliban 0-4-0ST Retrieved March 2, 2023
  18. ^ a b c d e Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.
  19. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Hudswell Clarke, Works No 1631, No 65 0-6-0ST/0-6-0T Retrieved March 2, 2023
  20. ^ Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. pp. 229–230. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.
  21. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Hudswell Clarke, Works No 1366, Renishaw Ironworks No6 0-6-0ST Retrieved March 2, 2023
  22. ^ Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.
  23. ^ a b c d Locomotives of the Furness Railway Trust Retrieved March 2, 2023
  24. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Sharp, Stewart & Co, Works No 1448, 20 0-4-0 Furness Railway Retrieved March 2, 2023
  25. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Andrew Barclay, Works No 1550, Sir James GF10 0-6-0F Retrieved March 2, 2023
  26. ^ Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.
  27. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Peckett & Sons, Works No 1900, 0-4-0T Retrieved March 2, 2023
  28. ^ Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.
  29. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - Hunslet, Works No 3794, WD194 No10 Cumbria 0-6-0ST Retrieved March 2, 2023
  30. ^ Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) Cumulative Amendment List. Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. March 2023. pp. 97–98.
  31. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - 5643 Retrieved March 2, 2023
  32. ^ Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) Cumulative Amendment List. Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. March 2023. pp. 51–52.
  33. ^ Preserved British Steam Locomotives - 44806 (LMS 4806 & BR 44806) Retrieved March 2, 2023
  34. ^ Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.
  35. ^ Ribble Steam Railway and Museum - Fowler 0-4-0DM 21999/1937 "Fluff" Retrieved March 5, 2023
  36. ^ a b Industrial Locomotives (including preserved and minor railway locomotives) (18EL ed.). Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK: Industrial Railway Society. 2019. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-1-912995-00-4.

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