There are many
lake sides but unlike most of the names in the south lakes area which are Scandinavian or Celtic in origin and sometimes obscure, this ones meaning is in no doubt, because says exactly what it is in plain English,
Lakeside. In Victorian times tourists would come into the area by train but only so far as the margins of the
lakes, the narrow valleys and mountains were the barrier. The
London Midland Region trains travel travelled up from
London Euston to Carlisle and branches ran off, all change to the Furness Railway to get to
Lakeside, but not today.
This heritage line is now cut off from its original route and only travels from Haverthwaite to
Lakeside but the train seen here arriving is one that might have got you all the way in 1949 for it is an
LMS Fairburn Tank
loco. 277 were built and this is one of two owned by the
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway still steaming up and down the line. Dismounting from the train cross the platform and round the corner
is the steamer terminal, in this case of the boat variety rather than locomotive.
a pleasant place to wait for the journey down the lake
or watch the boats laid up by the jetties
All aboard. Well not when I took this picture as it was
laid up, but they are steaming every hour from 9:15 onwards now as we enter the tourist season. Wonder what the weather is like? Check the
web-cam, although not as I post this as it is rather
late in the day but hopefully it will be in sunlight on Wednesday.
15 comments:
A train journey to water views sounds delightful! What a scenic area! Lovely photos!
I wonder if that's the train I was on when I was in England years ago. We went to Windermere and I recall going on a boat ride on a lake. I remember it was an old steam train.
Leslie
abcw team
Wow! Love the train and other photos are great! Wonderful for 'L' ^_^
That would be a lovely tour. The pictures are wonderful and made me feel like I was there.
Oh how I would love to journey on that Lake and see the beautiful scenery.
Nice post for the letter L.
two of my faves - bodies of water, and trains
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Locomotive to Lakeside!
Interesting bit of history!
Have a great day!
Lea
Lea's Menagerie
Love your photos and the info is great to know. Lots of L's!
Perfect for L...lakeside and locomotive! Loved seeing your photos!
What a lovely spot! Love those dark clouds. Great place to visit.
I see the brown grass in the last photo. Our grass is brown because we had a drought. What about yours?
A Lovely part of the country! And along with Locomotives and Lakes, what more could one want? Loved this photoseries.
Wonderful shots of the place. I like the shots of that train.
Lovely lakeside view!
Las Vegas
Catching up (again) for L entries, oh Lord, I am always LATE!
Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
The brown grass Ann is the end of Autumn (the photo was taken in November) and the Autumn trees are about to loose their leaves. I would have liked a bit of drought last year as it was the wettest on record.
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