Brampton Town railway station
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Brampton Town railway station was a railway station in the centre of Brampton, Cumbria
, and the terminus of the Brampton Town Branch. It was opened in 1775, to work on the Earl of Carlisle
's Waggonway. By 1836, a horse-driven passenger service had been implemented, allowing service to the Brampton Junction station
about a mile out of town, near Milton. This railway station is still open though now known simply as Brampton, on the Tyne Valley Line
.
The line between Brampton Junction and Brampton Town was opened and closed a number of times, before it was finally closed to passengers on 29 October 1923 and for goods on 31 December 1923. The track was lifted shortly afterwards but the course of the line can still be easily traced over most of its length as much of it now forms a public footpath.
Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria
Brampton is a small market town and civil parish within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England about 9 miles east of Carlisle and 2 miles south of Hadrian's Wall. It is situated off the A69 road which bypasses it...
, and the terminus of the Brampton Town Branch. It was opened in 1775, to work on the Earl of Carlisle
Earl of Carlisle
Earl of Carlisle is a title that has been created three times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1322 when the soldier Andrew Harclay, 1st Baron Harclay was made Earl of Carlisle. He had already been summoned to Parliament as Lord Harclay in 1321...
's Waggonway. By 1836, a horse-driven passenger service had been implemented, allowing service to the Brampton Junction station
Brampton (Cumbria) railway station
Brampton railway station is on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway in northern England, serving the town of Brampton. The station is located about a mile southeast of the town, near the village of Milton. Staff were removed from the station in 1967, with the main buildings demolished in stages...
about a mile out of town, near Milton. This railway station is still open though now known simply as Brampton, on the Tyne Valley Line
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, occasionally referred to as the Tyne Valley Line, is a railway line in northern England. The line was built in the 1830s, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with in Cumbria. Formal opening took place on 18 June 1838.The line follows the...
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The line between Brampton Junction and Brampton Town was opened and closed a number of times, before it was finally closed to passengers on 29 October 1923 and for goods on 31 December 1923. The track was lifted shortly afterwards but the course of the line can still be easily traced over most of its length as much of it now forms a public footpath.