Silloth was the terminus of the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway, a branch railway from Carlisle, England. The town, dock and station at Silloth were built on a greenfield site after the Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Act (1855) was passed. The railway provision grew with the dock and its later additions.
Silloth station, 1951
A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Silloth
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway
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.