Ingleton branch line

The Ingleton branch line was a rural railway line in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Lancashire and Westmorland in England (now North Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria). It was originally planned in 1846 to form part of a main line route from London to Scotland, but fell victim to rivalry between railway companies. Completion was delayed until 1861, and it was only ever a rural branch line, serving the towns of Ingleton, Kirkby Lonsdale and Sedbergh. It closed to passengers in 1954 and was dismantled in 1967.

Ingleton branch line
Overview
LocaleNorth Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria, England
Service
Operator(s)Lancaster and Carlisle Railway,
British Rail
History
Commenced1858
Opened16 September 1861 (1861-09-16)
Closed1 October 1964 (1964-10-01)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

Tebay
Low Gill
Lowgill Viaduct
Westmorland
Yorkshire
Waterside Viaduct
Sedbergh
Rawthey Bridge
Yorkshire
Westmorland
Middleton-on-Lune
Barbon
Westmorland
Lancashire
Kirkby Lonsdale
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Ingleton (L&NW)
Ingleton Viaduct
Ingleton (Midland)
Clapham
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