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Eden Valley Railway (heritage railway)

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In 1995 the Eden Valley Railway Society was formed with the primary objective of restoring the Warcop to Appleby section of the line, and a secondary object of, if possible, extending it to Kirkby Stephen once the initial section was in operation. On 3 August 2004 the
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came into action, allowing the trust to undertake railway operations (excluding non-self generated electrical railways) on the 9.3 kilometres (5.8 mi) track from Appleby to Flitholme near Warcop.
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and Kirkby Stephen which served a quarry. By 1976 all that was left was 6 miles (9.7 km) of track between Appleby in Westmorland and
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The railway operates passenger trains from March to September on the weekends and Bank Holidays and some weekday workings in summer.
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mile (0.80 km) to Southfields being opened in 2013, giving a current running line of almost
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The Eden Valley Railway has mostly ex-British Rail built rolling stock, including
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Battery powered former BR Class 419 750 V DC Motor Luggage Van at Warcop
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diesel-electric locomotive, no. 47799, which sometimes hauled the
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units nos. 9003, 9005 and 9010. The railway also operates a
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in a north-westerly direction from the line's base at
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Coordinates
54°32′06″N 2°22′52″W / 54.535°N 2.381°W / 54.535; -2.381
Warcop
standard gauge
heritage railway
Cumbria
original Eden Valley Railway
Warcop station
original Eden Valley Railway
Penrith
Kirkby Stephen
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby station
Settle-Carlisle Line
Flitholme
British Army
Warcop Training Area
Heritage railway
Warcop

British Rail Class 205
British Rail Class 411
British Rail Class 419
British Rail Class 37
English Electric
Brush Traction
Class 47
British Royal Train
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