H4 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.H4
Narrow gauge railway, Eskdale
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| Cumbria Archives Reference: | ??? |
| Sankey Number: | H4 |
H4 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Senders Message
"Seascale Saturday 17th Sept. 1949 Weather lovely -underlined- Dear Penny. Just another PC for your collection. I am writing this down on the banks, on the sandy beach- and am about to give Scafell Hotel a call shortly. All alone on my my ownsome. I do wish I had your pleasant company. Will write tomorrow Sunday. Yours -unclear-”
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| Posted From: | Seascale, Cumberland | |
| Date Posted: | The railway's official website is at https://ravenglass-railway.co.uk/ The website's history of the railway is at https://ravenglass-railway.co.uk/about-us/history/. The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway was originally built way back in 1873 and was commercially opened on the 24th May 1875. The Railway's main purpose was to transport iron ore, that was being mined in the hills above the village of Boot, down to Ravenglass where it could be transferred onto the Furness Railway's mainline to Barrow. The Railway was also open to passenger traffic- stepped in on the day of the auction with the balance of the purchase price, £12,000, and the Railway became theirs. The Wakefield Family and New Locomotives By 1968 the Railway moved on, becoming an integral part of the Wakefield family business in the Lake District. Much work had already been done to catch up with the backlog of maintenance, new coaches had been built and the Preservation Society had funded the building of a new locomotive, the River Mite. Further major works continued; Ravenglass station was re-modelled and a further locomotive, Northern Rock was built in the company's workshops, entering service in 1976. The Preservation Society has also funded the diesel locomotive, Douglas Ferreira, named after a long-serving General Manager. New Station & Visitor Centre In 2005 work started on the building of a new station and visitor centre at the Dalegarth terminus, the building was officially opened by Pete Waterman in April 2007. In 2011 the old café on Platform 1 was renovated and extended, officially opening in 2012. 2018 saw the completion of the Ravenglass Railway Museum Renovation Project. The building was opened in June by Paul Atterbury and is full of great new interactive exhibitions. Our new project is the renovation of our carriages which will be taking place over the next few years. The full story of the Railway is outlined in the Railway Museum situated on the opposite side of Ravenglass Station car park. | |
| Postmark Date: | 18/09/1949 | |
| Stamp if Shown: | Orange George VI two penny | |
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| Receivers Name: | Miss Dorothy Rennison, Nurse | |
| Address: | Crichton Royal Hall, | |
| Town or City: | Dumfries | |
| Country: | Scotland | |