Well Stephen, I have just binge watched all the videos relating to the Cumbrian Coast Line. I found them all to be very enjoyable to watch. Great photography and lots of interesting facts that were thoughtfully presented. I have never been to the area, but after watching these videos, I just have to see it in person. Looking forward to watching future videos. Cheers, Ian
Thanks Ian. Having originally come from the Westcountry I didn’t think that anything could beat the beautiful railways of Devon & Cornwall. However, when I moved to Gretna this opened up new areas such as Settle / Carlisle, the Tyne Valley Line, and the Scottish Borders. However, I can honestly say that I have been blown away by the Cumbrian Coast Line which connects Carlisle with Barrow-in-Furness. It is like stepping back in time with a whole array of timeless villages & communities along with wonderful scenery throughout large parts of the journey. There is also so much of interest for the railway enthusiast such as semaphore signalling throughout the line, historic signal boxes, a number of manually operated level crossing gates, along with a number of fascinating stations. Thank you for watching the videos and I am so pleased you enjoyed them. Best Wishes, Stephen
Sadly, I had never considered the Cumbrian coast to be worth detouring to as all my travels in that direction tended to be to the Lake District. Fortunately, I came to my senses when I came across a youTube channel by a chap called Tim Geaney who lives near Dumfries. He has numerous videos from your adopted neck of the woods. Predominantly centered around Carlisle station, but also including all the areas you mentioned. His camera work is excellent and quite artistic. He also has a deep booming baritone voice which is very endearing. Definitely worth your while to look him up, I think you would both have a lot in common. You may even recognize each other! Best wishes, Ian. @@stephenbennettrailways
@@DavidCampbell-w4u Thanks David and I do so agree with you. I always do some background research before going out to film at stations and I remember seeing photographs of the beautiful station buildings at Whitehaven back in the 1970’s. The station these days is just a shadow of its former self. A great shame. Best Wishes.
Thanks a lot for this video and interesting story of these stations
Thank you. I am pleased that you enjoyed the video. Best Wishes
Well Stephen, I have just binge watched all the videos relating to the Cumbrian Coast Line. I found them all to be very enjoyable to watch. Great photography and lots of interesting facts that were thoughtfully presented. I have never been to the area, but after watching these videos, I just have to see it in person. Looking forward to watching future videos. Cheers, Ian
Thanks Ian. Having originally come from the Westcountry I didn’t think that anything could beat the beautiful railways of Devon & Cornwall. However, when I moved to Gretna this opened up new areas such as Settle / Carlisle, the Tyne Valley Line, and the Scottish Borders. However, I can honestly say that I have been blown away by the Cumbrian Coast Line which connects Carlisle with Barrow-in-Furness. It is like stepping back in time with a whole array of timeless villages & communities along with wonderful scenery throughout large parts of the journey. There is also so much of interest for the railway enthusiast such as semaphore signalling throughout the line, historic signal boxes, a number of manually operated level crossing gates, along with a number of fascinating stations. Thank you for watching the videos and I am so pleased you enjoyed them. Best Wishes, Stephen
Sadly, I had never considered the Cumbrian coast to be worth detouring to as all my travels in that direction tended to be to the Lake District. Fortunately, I came to my senses when I came across a youTube channel by a chap called Tim Geaney who lives near Dumfries. He has numerous videos from your adopted neck of the woods. Predominantly centered around Carlisle station, but also including all the areas you mentioned. His camera work is excellent and quite artistic. He also has a deep booming baritone voice which is very endearing. Definitely worth your while to look him up, I think you would both have a lot in common. You may even recognize each other! Best wishes, Ian. @@stephenbennettrailways
I remember when Whitehaven had a proper railway station until the idiots knocked it down in the 1980s & built a toilet block instead 😠
@@DavidCampbell-w4u Thanks David and I do so agree with you. I always do some background research before going out to film at stations and I remember seeing photographs of the beautiful station buildings at Whitehaven back in the 1970’s. The station these days is just a shadow of its former self. A great shame. Best Wishes.