Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution railway station explained
Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution railway station was a terminus off the short Blitterlees Branch off the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway, within Silloth itself. The larger railway ran from Carlisle, England. The station does not appear on standard railway maps, but it can be discerned with a magnifying glass on at least two published maps and clearest of all on the 1914 25" OS map.[2]
The station's sole purpose was to serve the convalescent home of the same name. Although this was the home's formal title, it was widely referred to as "Silloth Convalescent Home", as was the station. The station never appeared in public timetables.
"Invalid Trains" to the station were run on an ad hoc basis, though for many years they commonly ran on Thursdays around 15:00, preceded by a shunter or a guard on foot, as the line to the station was a siding without signals or fencing.
The unstaffed station was minimalist, consisting of a single wooden platform next to the single track.
The home and station opened in 1862. One source states that the station is believed to have closed around 1928, whilst another, with local knowledge, refers to it as both mentioned in the 1937 Sectional Appendix and "open during the Second World War". In 2015 the home was still operating.[3]
See also
References
Sources
- Book: Biddle, Gordon . Railway Stations in the North West . 1981 . Dalesman Books . . 978-0-85206-644-7 . registration .
- Liddell . H. M. . John . Slater . March 1984 . Shot at Silloth . . 130. 995 . Tothill Press Limited . . 0033-8923 .
- Book: Puxley . Chris . The Port of Silloth 1858–2009: A Pictorial History Through 150 Years of a Solway Port . 2009 . Bernard McCall . . 978-1-902953-42-7 .
- Book: Robinson, Peter W. . Cumbria's Lost Railways . 2002 . Stenlake Publishing . . 978-1-84033-205-6 .
- Book: Suggitt, Gordon . Lost Railways of Cumbria (Railway Series) . 2008 . Countryside Books . . 978-1-84674-107-4 .
- Thomlinson . G. . Michael . Peascod . February 1985 . Rails on the Solway – 2. Cumbrian Railways . 3 . 5 . Cumbrian Railways Association . . 1466-6812 .
Further reading
- Book: Edgar . Stuart . Sinton . John H. . The Solway Junction Railway . LP176 . 1990 . The Oakwood Press . . 978-0-85361-395-4 .
- Book: Marsh . John . Garbutt . John . Cumbrian Railways . 1999 . Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd . . 978-0-7509-2043-8 .
- Book: Mullay, Alexander J. . Rails Across the Border . 2006 . . . 978-0-7524-3666-1 . registration .
- Robinson . Peter W. . Michael . Peascod . August 1995 . Maryport & Carlisle 150 . Cumbrian Railways . 5 . 12 . Cumbrian Railways Association . . 1466-6812 .
- Book: Robinson, Peter W. . Railways of Cumbria . 1985 . Dalesman Books . . 978-0-85206-815-1 .
- Book: Voice . David . Hospital Tramways and Railways . 2007 . 3rd . Adam Gordon . . 978-1-874422-67-9 .
- Webb . David R. . B.W.C. . Cooke . September 1964 . Between the Solway and Sellafield: Part One . . 110. 761 . Tothill Press Limited . . 0033-8923 .
- Book: White, Stephen . Solway Steam: The Story of the Silloth and Port Carlisle Railways, 1854-1964 . 1984 . Carel Press Limited . . 978-0-9509096-1-5 .
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/silloth_convalescent_home.html The station, via Cumbrian Railways Association
- https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=54.86512&lon=-3.39673&layers=168&b=1 The station on a 1914 OS map, via National Library of Scotland
- http://www.sillothnursinghome.co.uk/ The convalescent home, via Its own website
