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This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.
| Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions | Distance from Signal Box above | Loops and Refuge Sidings | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Down | ||||||
| Maximum permissible speed 55 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
 |
↕ | Penrith No.1 | – | |||
| 2 | ↕ | Blencow | 3m 782yds | DRS 60 UGL 40 |
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| 3 | ↕ | ↓ | Penruddock Station | 3m 1456yds | |||
| 4 | ↑ | ↓ | Troutbeck (for Ullswater) Station | 2m 401yds | |||
| 5 | ↑ | ↕ | Threlkeld Station | 4m 1592 | |||
| Briery Siding Halt | |||||||
| 6 | ↕ | ↓ | Keswick No. 1 | 3m 593yds | |||
| 7 | ↕↕↑ | ↕ | Keswick No. 2 | 0m 327yds | |||
| 8 | ↕ | Braithwaite Station (Level Crossing) | 2m 525yds | ||||
| 9 | ↕ | Bassenthwaite Lake Station (Level Crossing) | 4m 1735yds | DPL 50 | |||
| 10 | ↕ | Embleton Station (Level Crossing) | 2m 417yds | ||||
| 11 | ↕ | Cockermouth (For Buttermere) Station | 2m 1230yds | CL 45* DPL 25 |
* Worked in both directions. | ||
| 12 | ↕ | ↓ | Cockermouth Junction | 0m 1499yds | |||
| 13 | ↑ | ↓ | Brigham Station (Level Crossing) | 1m 1028yds | |||
| 14 | ↑ | ↓ | Marron Junction | 2m 92yds | |||
| 15 | ↑ | ↓ | William Pit Sidings | 1m 1738yds | |||
| 16 |
 |
↑ | – | Derwent Junction | 2m 294yds | ||
Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.
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