Broughton-in-Furness_railway_station

Broughton-in-Furness railway station

Broughton-in-Furness railway station

Disused railway station in Cumbria, England

Broughton-in-Furness railway station served the market town of Broughton-in-Furness, in Lancashire, England (now in Cumbria).[4] It was on the branch line to Coniston.[5]

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History

In 1848 the Furness Railway extended its line from Barrow to Kirkby-in-Furness to nearby Broughton-in-Furness with the intention of serving local copper mines. Authorised by Parliament in August 1857 the extension to Coniston was open less than two years later, in June 1859.[6] British Railways closed the station and the branch to passengers in 1958 and goods in 1962.[7]

The station building remains.

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References

  1. [1]
    Gammell 1994, p. 282.
  2. [2]
    Andrews & Holme 2005, p. 17.
  3. [3]
    Norman 1994, pp. 73–74.
  4. [4]
    Andrews & Holme 2005, pp. 17–20.
  5. [5]
    Robinson 2002, p. 20.
  6. [6]
    Searle 1982, p. 187.
  7. [7]
    Western 2007, p. 80.

Sources

  • Andrews, Michael; Holme, Geoff (2005). The Coniston Railway. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN 978-0-9540232-3-2.
  • Gammell, C. J. (May 1994). Kennedy, Rex (ed.). "Just a few lines... Cumbria". Steam Days (57). Bournemouth: Redgauntlet Publications. ISSN 0269-0020.
  • Norman, K.J. (1994). Railway Heritage, The Furness Railway. Wadenhoe: Silver Link. ISBN 978-1-85794-016-9.
  • Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-205-6.
  • Searle, Muriel V. (1982). Lost Lines: Anthology of Britain's Lost Railways. London: New Cavendish Books. ISBN 978-0-904568-45-5.
  • Western, Robert (2007). The Coniston Railway (Locomotive Papers). Catrine: The Oakwood Press (now Stenlake Publishing). ISBN 978-0-85361-667-2.
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