There were two interlinked railways on the south shore of the Solway Firth.
Dandy no. 1; first and second class passengers sat in the interior; third class passengers sat on the longitudinal benches looking outwards.
Carlisle Canal
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The Carlisle Canal opened in 1823, linking Carlisle to the Solway Firth, to facilitate the transport of goods to and from the city. It was a short-lived venture, being replaced in 1854 by a railway wh
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway
…for an entrance, and the general form of the shores of the Frith promises to keep this point always clear' The canal company's act of Parliament, the Carlisle Canal Act 1819 (59 Geo. 3. c. xiii), was passed in April 1819, and on 12 March 1823 the finished canal opened. It was 11¼ miles long, running from a basin in Carlisle…
The remains of the sea lock at Port Carlisle, where the canal joined the Solway Firth