The Whitehaven Station’s - Cumbrian Coast Line (4th May 2022)

My latest railway journey has taken me to Whitehaven on the west coast of Cumbria. I started my visit at Corkickle Station in the southern suburbs of Whitehaven. There has been a railway station on this site since 1855. Most famously, the ‘Corkickle Brake’ was constructed in 1881 by the Earl of Lonsdale’s Whitehaven Colliery Company to handle the output from Croft Pit. There were sidings at the bottom of the incline which joined the Cumbrian Coast Line between Corkickle and Mirehouse Junction. I then moved on to Whitehaven Harbour which in itself had a very rich railway history with a number of rail lines which were used to shunt trucks full of coal, iron, gypsum and many other cargoes onto the quays for shipping to many locations across the world. Today, the town’s refurbished harbour with its fabulous marina, visitor centre, museums, and elegant Georgian buildings draws visitors from far and wide. I ended my journey at Whitehaven Station. There has been a station at Whitehaven since 1847 but this was replaced by a new station on the current site in 1874 which was called Whitehaven Bransty before being renamed Whitehaven in 1968.