Muncaster Mill railway station

Muncaster Mill
Station on heritage railway
Muncaster Mill railway station
General information
Location	Muncaster, Copeland, Cumbria England
Coordinates	54.367°N 3.394°W / 54.367; -3.394
Grid reference	SD095977
Owned by	R&ER
Operated by	R&ER
Managed by	R&ER
Platforms	1
Key dates
1876	Opened (3 foot gauge)
1913	Station closed
1916	Reopened (15 in gauge)

v t e Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Cumbrian Coast line to Barrow-in-Furness Headshunt 0 mi 0 ch 0 km Turntable Workshop Ravenglass 0 mi 3 ch 0.06 km Ravenglass Cumbrian Coast line to Carlisle Ravenglass Main Street Engine & carriage sheds (1 in 48) Black Bridge 1 mi 0 ch 1.61 km A595 Muncaster Mill 1 mi 6 ch 1.73 km Mill Race Mill Wood Bank (1 in 43) Miteside Halt 1 mi 49 ch 2.6 km Miteside Loop 1 mi 67 ch 2.96 km 2 mi 0 ch 3.22 km Katie Caddy Bridge Wet Cutting Murthwaite Siding 2 mi 43 ch 4.08 km Murthwaite Oak Tree (1 in 43) Murthwaite Quarry Murthwaite Halt 2 mi 55 ch 4.33 km 3 mi 0 ch 4.83 km (1 in 40) Walk Mill Summit (1 in 51) Black Bridge (derelict) 4 mi 0 ch 6.44 km Irton Road 4 mi 8 ch 6.6 km Mere Beck The Green 4 mi 59 ch 7.62 km Eskdale Valley Road Hollin How Bank (1 in 43) 5 mi 0 ch 8.05 km Hollin How Bridge Hollin How Summit Fisherground Incline (1 in 55) Fisherground Loop 5 mi 28 ch 8.61 km Fisherground 5 mi 35 ch 8.75 km Ban Garth Incline Spout House Curve (1 in 52) Spout House Bridge Gilbert's Cutting 6 mi 0 ch 9.66 km Beckfoot Quarry (1 in 67) Beckfoot 6 mi 30 ch 10.26 km Beckfoot Bank (1 in 53) Ghyll Force Junction Boot Beckfoot Summit Dalegarth Cottages Whillan Beck Dalegarth 6 mi 68 ch 11.02 km Turntable Ghyll Force mines

Muncaster Mill railway station is a railway station on the 15 in (381 mm) gauge Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England. The station is located 1 mile (1.6 km) from Ravenglass and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Dalegarth, at the point where the A595 coast road crosses the line. It is situated on the bank of the River Mite and adjacent to Muncaster Mill, formerly a watermill but now a private house, from which it takes its name.[1]

Facilities

There is a passenger shelter and disabled-access toilet at the station. There is a siding built into the platform surface, which was formerly used for storage of permanent way engineers' rolling stock, and by shuttle trains on Gala event days. However, the siding has since been disconnected from the main line, by the removal of the points.

Although previously staffed by a station master, the station (in common with all intermediate stops on the railway) is now unmanned, with trains stopping by request.

Accessibility

The platform is not long enough to accommodate step-free access to the disabled carriages, which are normally located towards the eastern end of each train set, on both the eastbound and westbound journeys.

Muncaster Mill

Muncaster water mill ground wholemeal flour up until the end of World War I but government legislation made this uneconomic so it turned to crushing grain for cattle feed. It ceased operation in 1961. The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Company purchased the mill in 1975 and had it restored to working order as a tourist attraction.[2]

Gallery

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  River Irt at Muncaster Mill
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  Muncaster Mill seen from the station
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  The River Mite seen from the station
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  Bridge carrying the A595 across the line

References

1. "The Railway". The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
2. The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Handbook (5th ed.). Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Co, Ltd. 1978. p. 29.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Ravenglass		Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway		Miteside Halt