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Tuesday 9th February 2010

Welcome to my Photosite dedicated to the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, a 7 mile long, (10 km), 15 inch gauge railway located in the Lake District, Cumbria, halfway between Barrow-in-Furness and Whitehaven

Wedding Specials, lots of trackwork and neigbouring lakes are themes for the latest pictures
All to be seen in the February gallery.

The train service starts again next weekend!

The 2010 timetable is now available on-line
See link-list on the far right of this page!
(New early departure time from Ravenglass & Dalegarth during March, April, May, September and October on the green coloured timetable).

The train service re-commences again this coming WEEKEND! Saturday 13th February 2010
Trains will run daily during "local schools" half term, from Monday 15th to Friday 19th 2010 thereafter they will run at weekends only until Sunday 14th March

From Saturday March 20th 2010 the trains will run DAILY until October 31st 2010

Remember! Buy a "combined" British Rail/Ravenglass & Eskdale Rly ticket from any UK station or conductor and save £3 per adult (£1-50 per child) on the joint fare. Sorry - not available on Sundays.

Don't forget to check out the other links in the links-list.

Thankyou for visiting my pages - Regular updates throughout 2010!
Ian.

Total photographs - 3,366

Volunteer Vacancies!
Ever wanted to be a Station Master or a Guard?
The R&ER are always looking for volunteers to man a station or train as a guard, also train preparation teams which is ideal for a family group, or even assist the track gang maintaining the track!
Certain restrictions apply regarding age limits and mobility.
Click on the link to the Preservation Society for more information.
(Supporting the Ravenglass 3 Peaks Race Team)
Recent Changes
2010-02-09 18:36:21
5 images added to February 2010
2010-02-06 20:25:07
6 images added to February 2010
2010-02-04 20:46:09
1 image added to February 2010
2010-02-04 20:38:07
Added new collection February 2010 (17 images)
2010-01-29 20:13:27
6 images added to January 2010
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    Jan-Feb_2010_044.JPG   If January was cold so was the first day of February too. The Permanant Way train stands in platform 1 awaiting the signal  February 2010  (29)
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    1st Jan 2010January 2010 (41 images)
    A snowy new year in Eskdale.
    Note - A handfull of the pictures are taken by a mobile phone camera resulting in a lower quality picture.
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    18th Sep 2009September 2009 (48 images)
    1st Aug 2009Summer 2009 (18 images)
    11th Jul 2009Heywood House Railway Hostel Re-Opening (11 images)
    Photos of the official re-opening of the Preservation Society's Hostel for volunteers.
    11th Jul 2009Dalegarth Red Squirrels (9 images)
    There is still a few red squirrels to be seen around Dalegarth, this one is a regular visitor to the cottages and will let you get quite close to it if you don't make any sudden movements.
    26th Jun 2009Three Peaks Race By Rail June 26th 2009 (21 images)
    Photos taken at Ravenglass during the visit of the Three Peaks Race By Rail in aid of the Railway Children Charity.
    13th Jun 2009June 09 (27 images)
    10th May 2009May 2009 (64 images)
    8th May 2009Ratty's Neighbours (20 images)
    There is some fantastic places to visit within walking distance from the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Late April and early May is the time for the Bluebells. This gallery contains pictures of the stunning Bluebell display at Muncaster Castle together with other pictures of the flora and fauna in and around Eskdale
    9th Apr 2009April 2009 (16 images)
    2nd Mar 2009March 2009 (29 images)
    Spring-time on the Ratty
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