Where is Scout Green?

Scout Green is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4620°, -2.6270°.

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Scout Green

Scout Green in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 2 h–4 h

Scout Green 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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Scout Green is a hamlet and small area of farm land near the village of Tebay in Cumbria, England.

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Background

History

It is best known among railway enthusiasts as a location for trainspotting and photography on the West Coast Main Line between Penrith and Oxenholme, and has been a popular vantage point on the railway since soon after the opening of this section of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway in December 1846. Northbound steam hauled trains were often banked up the 1 in 75 gradient towards Shap whilst southbound trains can be observed accelerating downhill from Shap Summit. A signal box was located at Scout Green, but this was removed in the early 1970s when the WCML was electrified. An unusual feature of Scout Green is its access road — it involves travelling up a single track road which runs…

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