Moss Bay Cart Siding railway station

Moss Bay Cart Siding
Location
Place	Moss Bay Road, Workington, Cumbria
Area	Allerdale
Coordinates	54°37′41″N 3°33′48″W / 54.6280°N 3.5634°WCoordinates: 54°37′41″N 3°33′48″W / 54.6280°N 3.5634°W
Grid reference	NX991269
Operations
Original company	Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	1 (probable)
History
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]
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Lowca Light Railway and Gilgarran Branch
Legend
Key Open line Gilgarran Branch Lowca Light Railway Other lines ---------- ----------- Cumbrian Coast Line                      to Maryport Flimby MCR to Dearham Siddick Junction Linefoot Linefoot Jct St Helens Colliery Great Broughton Dock Jct Seaton Dock Calva Jct Derwent Jct             Cloffocks Jct To Marron Junction Workington Main Workington Central Solway Colliery Derwent Ironworks Moss Bay Cart Siding Moss Bay Ironworks Harrington Jct High Harrington  Harrington  (Church Rd Halt) Harrington Harrington Harbour  Rosehill  (Archer St Halt) Rose Hill Platform Rose Hill Junction Copperas Hill Micklam To Marron Junction Lowca Bain's Siding Wythemoor Colliery USC Workmen's Halt Distington Parton Halt Ullock Jct Parton Distington Ironworks Cumbrian Coast Line                 to Whitehaven Ullock WCER to Rowrah Oatlands CWJR to Rowrah CWJR to Cleator Moor West ---------- -----------
1972 Key Open line Gilgarran Branch Lowca Light Railway Closed and lifted lines ---------- ----------- Cumbrian Coast Line                      to Maryport Flimby Formerly to Dearham Siddick Junction Linefoot Jct St Helens Colliery Armaments Depot Calva Jct Derwent Jct             Cloffocks Jct Formerly to Marron Junction Workington Main Workington Central Solway Colliery Moss Bay Ironworks Harrington Jct High Harrington  Harrington  (Church Rd Halt) Harrington Harrington Harbour  Rosehill  (Archer St Halt) Rose Hill Platform Rose Hill Junction Copperas Hill Micklam Formerly to Marron Junction Lowca Bain's Siding USC Workmen's Halt Distington Parton Halt Ullock Jct Parton Cumbrian Coast Line                 to Whitehaven Ullock WCER to Rowrah Oatlands CWJR to Rowrah CWJR to Cleator Moor West

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 (1986) [1922]. Bradshaw's July 1922 Railway Guide (reprint). Guild Publishing London.
• 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 0-9540232-2-6.
• Robinson, Peter W. (1985). Railways of Cumbria. Clapham, via Lancaster: Dalesman Books. ISBN 0 85206 815 8.

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).
• 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.
• Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In The Lake District. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-11-2.
• Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, Roger W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations, Halts and Stopping Places X 43. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 281 1.
• 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 0 85206 200 1.
• News, Notes and (August 1973). Slater, J.N., ed. "Lowca Light Railway Closes". The Railway Magazine. London: Tothill Press Limited. 119 (868).
• 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 1 84033 205 0.
• 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).
• British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
• 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
• Joy, David (1983). Lake Counties (Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 094653702X.
• Marshall, John (1981). Forgotten Railways: North West England. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 8003 6.
• 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