Heritage railway stations · North West England
Little Salkeld railway station
In or near Great Salkeld.
Little Salkeld railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mike Rayner — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Langwathby · 2.2 km
- Free entry
About
Little Salkeld railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Little Salkeld was a railway station which served the village of Little Salkeld in Hunsonby parish and Great Salkeld, Cumbria, England. The Settle-Carlisle Line remains operational for freight and passenger traffic. The station was built by the Midland Railway and opened in 1876. It closed in 1970, when the local stopping service over the line was withdrawn by British Rail.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station and branch line to the Long Meg Mine were both closed in the 1970s, although the disused platforms still remain and the station building is well maintained as a private house. In 1918 a train accident in nearby Long Meg Cutting killed seven people. A further accident at the station in 1933 (a collision between a shunting goods train and a southbound passenger express due irregular block working by the resident porter-signalman) led to the death of one railwayman and injuries to a further thirty passengers and five members of railway staff. Railway workers cottages were also located here. Little Salkeld or Dodds Mill viaduct lies near to the mill and just north of the village is…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7128, -2.6769
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Hunsonby
- Postcode
- CA10 1NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Nearest railway station
- Langwathby — 2.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6651824 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little Salkeld railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Salkeld railway station?
- Little Salkeld railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 1NJ), in the parish of Hunsonby.
- What is Little Salkeld railway station?
- Little Salkeld railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Little Salkeld railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Langwathby, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA10 1NJ.
- Is Little Salkeld railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Little Salkeld railway station is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Little Salkeld railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Little Salkeld railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Salkeld railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Langwathby, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 1NJ.