Moss Bay Cart Siding railway station

Moss Bay Cart Siding
General information
Location	Moss Bay Road, Workington, Cumbria, Allerdale England
Coordinates	54°37′41″N3°33′48″W / 54.6280°N 3.5634°W / 54.6280; -3.5634 Coordinates: 54°37′41″N3°33′48″W / 54.6280°N 3.5634°W / 54.6280; -3.5634
Grid reference	NX991269
Platforms	1 (probable)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 April 1912	Workmen's service commenced
before 2 June 1913	Service moved to Workington Central
11 July 1915	Sundays Only workmen's service commenced
by 1 January 1919	Workmen's service ended [1]

v t e Lowca Light Railway and Gilgarran Branch
Legend
Key open line Gilgarran Branch Lowca Light Railway other closed lines
Cumbrian Coast line to Maryport Maryport & Carlisle Rly to Dearham Flimby Linefoot Siddick Junction Linefoot Junction Cleator and Workington Junction Railway Great Broughton St Helens Colliery Maryport & Carlisle Rly to Brigham Dock Junction Seaton Dock Calva Junction Derwent Junction Cloffocks Junction to Marron Junction Workington Main Workington Central Solway Colliery Derwent Ironworks   Moss Bay   (north) Moss Bay Cart Siding Ironworks   (south)   Harrington Junction Harrington (Church Road Halt) High Harrington Harrington Rosehill (Archer Street Halt) Harrington Harbour Rose Hill Platform Rose Hill Junction Copperas Hill Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont Rly to Rowrah Micklam Ullock Lowca Distington Junction to Marron Junction Distington Wythemoor Colliery Bain's Siding Distington Ironworks United Steel Companies Workmen's Halt Parton Halt Oatlands Cleator & Workington Jn Rly to Rowrah Parton Cumbrian Coast line to Whitehaven Cleator & Workington Jn Rly to Cleator Moor West
1972
Key open line Gilgarran Branch Lowca Light Railway other closed lines closed & lifted lines
Cumbrian Coast line to Maryport Flimby formerly to Dearham Siddick Junction Linefoot Junction RNAD Broughton Moor St Helens Colliery formerly to Brigham Dock Junction Seaton Dock Calva Junction Derwent Junction Cloffocks Junction formerly to Marron Junction Workington Main Workington Central Solway Colliery Derwent Ironworks   Moss Bay   (north) Moss Bay Cart Siding Ironworks   (south)   Harrington Junction Harrington (Church Road Halt) High Harrington Harrington Rosehill (Archer Street Halt) Harrington Harbour Rose Hill Platform Rose Hill Junction Copperas Hill formerly to Rowrah Micklam Ullock Lowca Distington Junction formerly to Marron Junction Distington Wythemoor Colliery Bain's Siding Distington Ironworks United Steel Companies Workmen's Halt Parton Halt Oatlands formerly to Rowrah Parton Cumbrian Coast line to Whitehaven formerly to Cleator Moor West

A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the siding

Moss Bay Cart Siding was used for two periods as a temporary northern terminus for workmen's trains to Lowca. It was situated where Moss Bay Road crossed the CWJR's Derwent Branch in southern Workington in the former county of Cumberland, England, which is now part of Cumbria. ^[2]

No public passenger service ever called at the station.

The first period of use began on 15 April 1912 when the new workmen's service to Micklam and Lowca began. The service was moved from the Cart Siding to start at Workington Central at some time before July 1913. ^[3] This service ran along what would become the Lowca Light Railway (LLR).

The second period of use began on 11 July 1915, when two Sundays Only workmen's trains commenced running to meet exceptional wartime need. This service was to run "for the duration." It is not mentioned in the CWJR's July 1920 Working Time Table. This service ran along the LLR.

No photographs have been published of the station or its site.

The track past the siding remained in use to serve Wilkinsons Wagon Works until 1962. ^[4]

By 2013 no trace of the site remained.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		CWJR Derwent Branch		Harrington (Church Road Halt) Line and station closed

See also

• Gilgarran Branch
• Cleator and Workington Junction Railway

References

1. Andrews 2001, pp. 22–23.
2. Rail map showing Moss Bay Cart Siding, via Harrington History
3. Andrews 2001, p. 22.
4. McGowan Gradon 2004, p. 59.

Sources

• Andrews, Dr Michael (May 2001). Peascod, Michael (ed.). "The Harrington and Lowca Light Railway". Cumbrian Railways. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. 7 (2). ISSN   1466-6812.
• Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC   12500436.
• McGowan Gradon, W. (2004) [1952]. The Track of the Ironmasters: A History of the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway. Grange-over-Sands: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN   978-0-9540232-2-5.
• Robinson, Peter W. (1985). Railways of Cumbria. Clapham, via Lancaster: Dalesman Books. ISBN   978-0-85206-815-1.

Further reading

• Anderson, Paul (June 2001). Hawkins, Chris (ed.). "The dog's got your description". British Railways Illustrated. Clophill: Irwell Press Ltd. 10 (9).
• Anderson, Paul (April 2002). Hawkins, Chris (ed.). "Dog in the Manger? The Track of the Ironmasters". British Railways Illustrated. Clophill: Irwell Press Ltd. 11 (7).
• Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. Martin Bairstow. ISBN   978-1-871944-11-2.
• Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R. W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations, Halts and Stopping Places. The Oakwood Press. ISBN   978-0-85361-281-0. OCLC   10507501.
• Haynes, James Allen (April 1920). Cleator & Workington Junction Railway Working Time Table. Central Station, Workington: Cleator and Workington Junction Railway.
• Jackson, Stanley; Sisson, Norman; Haywood, T.R. (August 1982a). Peascod, Michael (ed.). "The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway". Cumbrian Railways. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. 2 (11). ISSN   1466-6812.
• Jackson, Stanley; Sisson, Norman; Haywood, T.R. (October 1982b). Peascod, Michael (ed.). "The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway". Cumbrian Railways. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. 2 (12). ISSN   1466-6812.
• Joy, David (1973). Railways of the Lake Counties. Clapham, via Lancaster: Dalesman Publishing Co. ISBN   978-0-85206-200-5.
• News, Notes and (August 1973). Slater, J.N. (ed.). "Lowca Light Railway Closes". The Railway Magazine . London: Tothill Press Limited. 119 (868).{{cite journal}}: |last= has generic name (help)
• Quayle, Howard (2007). Whitehaven: The Railways and Waggonways of a Unique Cumberland Port. Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association. ISBN   978-0-9540232-5-6.
• Quick, Michael (September 2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - a Chronology. Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5.
• Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Stenlake Publishing. ISBN   978-1-84033-205-6.
• Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7110-3695-6.
• Suggitt, Gordon (2008). Lost Railways of Cumbria (Railway Series). Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN   978-1-84674-107-4.
• Webb, David R. (October 1964b). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "Between the Solway and Sellafield: Part Two". The Railway Magazine . London: Tothill Press Limited. 110 (762).
• Conolly, W. Philip (1998). British railways pre-grouping atlas and gazetteer (9th impression; 5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN   978-0-7110-0320-0. OCLC   221481275.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC   22311137.
• Joy, David (1983). Lake Counties (Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   978-0-946537-02-0.
• Marshall, John (1981). Forgotten Railways: North West England. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN   978-0-7153-8003-1.
• Webb, David R. (September 1964a). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "Between the Solway and Sellafield: Part One". The Railway Magazine . London: Tothill Press Limited. 110 (761).

External links

• The closed station on an inter-war OS map, via National Library of Scotland
• Latterday steam at Lowca, via flickr
• Latterday steam at Lowca, via flickr
• Industrial relics at Lowca, via flickr
• The line, via railwaycodes
• The Harrington collieries, via Haig Pit Mining Museum