Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution railway station

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Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution
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The station with a typical train, around the beginning of the 20th century
General information
Location Silloth, Cumberland
England
Coordinates 54°51′54″N3°23′48″W / 54.8651°N 3.3967°W / 54.8651; -3.3967 Coordinates: 54°51′54″N3°23′48″W / 54.8651°N 3.3967°W / 54.8651; -3.3967
Grid reference NY104531
Platforms1 [1] [2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCarlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1862Opened
Unclear, [3] either about 1928 [4] or after 1937 [5] Closed
Location
Location map United Kingdom Allerdale.svg
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Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution
Location in present-day Allerdale, Cumbria
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Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution
Location in present-day Cumbria, England

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. [6] The larger railway ran from Carlisle, England. The station does not appear on standard railway maps, [7] but it can be discerned with a magnifying glass on at least two published maps [8] and clearest of all on the 1914 25" OS map. [9]

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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. [10]

"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. [5] [11]

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". [5] In 2015 the home was still operating. [12]

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References

Sources

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Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Black Dyke Halt
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway
 Terminus