Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Cumbria steam train 1991
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- ID# : 32995828
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- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1694)
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- Start : Sat 23 Oct 2010 16:55:47 (EDT)
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- Picture / Image: Ravenglass & Eskdale Raiwlay = 'River Mite' approaches Ravenglass - photo by D. Ferriera
- Publisher: Judges of Hastings
- Postally used: yes
- Stamp: 2nd. class dark blue Machin
- Postmark(s): Keswick 12 April 1991 Remember to Use the Postcode slogan
- Sent to: Rosehill Gardens, Kingskerswell, Newton Abbot, Devon
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:
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The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. The seven-mile line runs from Ravenglass to Dalegarth Station near Boot in the valley of Eskdale, in the Lake District. At Ravenglass the line ends at Ravenglass railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line.
Intermediate stations and halts are at Muncaster Mill, Miteside, Murthwaite, Irton Road, Eskdale Green, Fisherground and Beckfoot. The railway is owned by a private company and supported by a preservation society. The oldest locomotive is River Irt, parts of which date from 1894, while the youngest is the diesel-hydraulic Douglas Ferreira, built in 2005.
The line is known locally as La'al Ratty and its 3-foot gauge predecessor as Owd Ratty.[1]
Nearby attractions include: the Roman Bath House at Ravenglass; the Hardknott Roman Fort, known to the Romans as Mediobogdum, at the foot of Hardknott Pass; the watermills at Boot and Muncaster; and Muncaster Castle, the home of the Pennington family since 1208.
The original Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) line opened on 24 May 1875 to transport hematite iron ore from mines around Boot to the Furness Railway standard gauge line at Ravenglass.[2] There has been dispute about the gauge. It is shown as 3 feet in records but is quoted as 2 ft 9 in (838 mm) in some books such as the ABC of Narrow Gauge Railways.[3] This figure was believed for many years until the present company discovered a sleeper from before the line closed, with spacings between holes made by track spikes confirming the gauge was the wider one. The confusion probably stems from the fact that the line was built under the condition that it was 'of a gauge not less than 2' 9"'.[1]
Passengers were permitted from 1876 and were carried until November 1908.[1][2] It was the the first public narrow-gauge railway in England.[2] The line was declared bankrupt in 1897 although it operated for many years afterwards. It was forced to close in April 1913, due to decline in demand for iron ore and small volumes of passengers in summer.[2]
The River Mite is a river in the county of Cumbria in northern England.
The valley through which the river Mite runs is called Miterdale. The name Mite is thought to be of British origin and related to a root such as 'meigh': to urinate or dribble, possibly a wry reflection of the relatively minor nature of the Mite.
The Mite rises on Tongue Moor, immediately below the peak of Illgill Head to the north west, at an altitude of around 550 metres. After coalescing into a stream, the upper Mite runs over the waterfalls of Miterdale Head and descends into the narrow but steep-sided upper Miterdale valley. It then flows to the south west, past the Bakerstead outdoor pursuit centre, the village Eskdale Green, to the north of Muncaster Fell, and Muncaster Mill. Finally, the River Mite meets the River Esk and River Irt at the esturine confluence of the three, near the ancient village of Ravenglass on the Cumbrian coast.
The river runs parallel to the Ravenglass and Eskdale steam railway, and one of their locomotives is named after it. Upper Miterdale formed one of the archetypes upon which Arthur Ransome based the valley of Swallowdale in the eponymous volume of Swallows and Amazons stories.
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 32995828 |
| Start Time | Sat 23 Oct 2010 16:55:47 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 427 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
