Location : Ravenglass / Boot
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 085964 - Ravenglass
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 173007 - Eskdale Boot
Ravenglass, CA18 1SW. Tel 01229 717171.
At Ravenglass Station.
The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, or "La'al Ratty" as it affectionately known, was opened in 1875 to bring ion ore from Eskdale to the Furness Railway at Ravenglass. The line was purchased by a preservation society and converted to a narrow gauge of 15 inches.
Trains passing at Irton Road.
The train journey travels through beautiful countryside from Ravenglass, calling at Muncaster Mill, Irton Road, The Green, and Beckfoot before finally reaching reaching Dalegarth station, near Boot in Eskdale. From Dalegarth you can walk to Eskdale Mill, Stanley Ghyll Force and St Catherine's Church.
Approaching Beckfoot.
At Ravenglass is a railway museum with a wealth of relics, photographs, models and an audio-visual show.
The Railway publishes a booklet 'Walks from Ratty' by A Wainwright, famous for his pictorial guides to the Lakeland Fells. This describes ten walks that can be taken from various points on the Railway.
Meals are available at the station tea-rooms, and the nearby Ratty Arms public house. Tourist information is available at the station ticket office.
Between Irton Rd and Muncaster Mill, looking towards Black Combe.
The very small Miteside Halt
Railway Station for the RAER (top), and for the Cumbrian Coast line (right).
Aerial photos by Simon Ledingham.
Related links :
- www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk.
- Photos by Ian Birch
- Wikipedia - Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
- Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends at La'al Ratty
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