West Cumbrian Railways Photo gallery
Rowrah & Kelton Fell Railway
22nd February 2006

A collection of images of the Rowrah & Kelton Fell Railway showing an old photo of a Cleator & Workington engine shunting at Sherrif Gate and 21st century photos of the trackbeds and Salter Quarry. The index photo shows Cleator & Workington Junction Railway No.2 a secondhand purchase that was originally named Ennerdale. The nameplates were removed for its introduction onto the C&WJR and it ran nameless except for the last few months on the railway. It was given the nameplates from C&WJR engine No.1, which was known as Rothersyke. No.1 was originaly named Brigham Hill but the nameplates were removed when a six coupled engine was intoduced onto the railway. The new engine took the name of Brigham Hill and the old 0-4-0 was named Rothersyke. When No.1 was sold the Rothersyke nameplates were removed and sometime later fitted on engine No.2. The names of the C&WJR engines has confuses many historians but a notebook found in the former head offices of the C&WJR cleared up the mystery. After the R&KFR was abandoned the Salter Quarry company relaid all the track from Rowrah to Sherrif Gate. Rothersyke was sold off by the C&WJR to a dealer in Workington and was later purchased by the Salter Quarry company. The fact that flatbottom Rail is evedent in the index photo dates the time to be somewhat earlier than the takeover of the old R&KF line by the quarry company.

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C&WJR engine shunting at Sheffif Gate. At first I thought this location was a siding into a sand quarry that connected to the C&WJR at Harrington but further investigations revealed that the location was not Harrington because the siding into the sand quarry was not layed in flat bottom rail, spiked to the sleepers. The R&KF Railway had the only track that had flat bottom rail that connected to the C&WJR.
C&WJR engine shunting at Sheffif Gate. At first I thought this location was a siding into a sand quarry that connected to the C&WJR at Harrington but further investigations revealed that the location was not Harrington because the siding into the sand quarry was not layed in flat bottom rail, spiked to the sleepers. The R&KF Railway had the only track that had flat bottom rail that connected to the C&WJR.
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 Buy Print		 Trackbed of part of the R&KFR is now a cycleway
Trackbed of part of the R&KFR is now a cycleway
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 Buy Print		 There was once a bridge and sidings here. To look at the location there are not many clues to show the R&KFR ran past here
There was once a bridge and sidings here. To look at the location there are not many clues to show the R&KFR ran past here
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 Buy Print		 Signs of activity in years gone by. can these columns be what is left of a water tank.
Signs of activity in years gone by. can these columns be what is left of a water tank.
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Salter Hall Quarry
Salter Hall Quarry
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 Buy Print		 Mine buildings still standing at Salter Hall Quarry
Mine buildings still standing at Salter Hall Quarry
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 Buy Print		 View looking towards Ennerdale
View looking towards Ennerdale
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What Sherrif gate looks like today
What Sherrif gate looks like today
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 Buy Print		 Map of part of R&KFR
Map of part of R&KFR
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 Buy Print		 A 1980s photo of Sherrif gate. The bridge was standing in the 1980s but has now been filled in. This is taken from the opposite side to that of the image with the loco. Image supplied by Mr A.P. Wright and is copyright.
A 1980s photo of Sherrif gate. The bridge was standing in the 1980s but has now been filled in. This is taken from the opposite side to that of the image with the loco. Image supplied by Mr A.P. Wright and is copyright.
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