Distington railway station
Distington railway station was opened jointly by the Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) and the LNWR and Furness Joint Railway on 1 October 1879. It was situated on the northern edge of the village of Distington, Cumbria, England, where the C&WJR's north–south main line crossed the Joint Line's east–west Gilgarran Branch.
Distington station, with train 1951
A 1914 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing the complex network which existed in the Workington area
Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
The Cleator and Workington Junction Railway (C&WJR) was located in West Cumberland in Northern England, serving the towns of Cleator Moor and Workington and intermediate villages. It was mainly used for coal, limestone and iron ore traffic for the local industries.
Former Cleator & Workington Junction Railway at Harrington Junction, 1951