Tourism and Travel Websites

WhereCanWeGo.com: a nationwide online event and attraction finder: search by town, county or postcode
The Official Cumbria Tourism site
Visit Cumbria: an independent tourism site for Cumbria
Appleby-in-Westmorland: Appleby Town Council's website
National Rail Enquiries: for train times, fares and information
Northern Rail: operator of the main line trains in this area
Settle-Carlisle partnership: site to promote the other railway line in these parts!
Friends of the Settle & Carlisle Line: the name says it all really

Cumbria County Council Public Transport: for bus, ferry and rail timetables and maps

Cumbria Classic Coaches operate a series of timetabled heritage bus and coach services in the East Cumbria area
Curlew Guided Walking run guided walking holidays in the north of England, including some based at Kirkby Stephen

Preserved Railways
Other Local (ish) lines

Stainmore Railway: our nearest neighbours, based at Kirkby Stephen East station
South Tynedale Railway: narrow gauge railway based in Alston high up in the Pennines
Weardale Railway: standard gauge line over the hills in Weardale
Wensleydale Railway: standard gauge line in North Yorkshire
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway: standard gauge line in the south of the Lake District
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway: 15 inch gauge railway in the Western Lake District
UK Heritage Railways: a good place to find other preserved railway websites around the UK


Railways and Groups with Preserved Southern Region Electric Stock

Southern Electric Group: for enthusiasts of the Southern Railway/Region and owners of the 4-COR unit 3142
EPB Preservation Group: Based at the East Kent Railway, and owners of an EPB, a CEP and 4 MLVs
EMU Preservation Society: based at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, and owners of 3-CEP 1198
Suburban Electric Railway Association: owners of a 4-SUB, a 2-HAP and a 2-EPB


Other Railway Related Websites

Cumbrian Railways Association: society concerned with the history of railways in Cumbria
RailScot: comprehensive site covering railways in Britain, with several shots of the Eden Valley Railway
Southern E-Group: website with much information about the Southern Railway and the Southern Region of British Rail
Industrial Railway Society: a society whose members have provided much information about the newly arrived industrial shunters
Disused Stations: a wonderful resource of historical information and photographs of hundreds of disused railway stations
Six Bells Junction: details of railtours going back many years
Cumbria Railways: dedicated to the railways on northern Cumbria
Paul Bartlett's British Railway Wagons Fotopic site: an incredible collection of photographs of an often overlooked aspect of the railway