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Dist:0.1km<br/>It's the end of the line for Class 31175
©Dave Hitchborne
Dist:0.3km<br/>The Reserve, which was a former rail yard, was opened to the public in 1987 by David Bellamy. Many signs of the past rail history can still be seen on the reserve today. History:- Kingmoor Motive Power Depot (as it is more correctly known) opened in 1874 to maintain and repair trains on the Caledonian Railway which ran from Carlisle to Glasgow and Edinburgh. The early wooden engine shed was soon replaced by a brick shed in the centre of the site. Areas of the concrete floor are still visible today. By the early 1960s Kingmoor was one of the few remaining steam depots on the west coast main line. However, as the diesel power era arrived its days were numbered and the depot closed in 1968. Wildlife:- Following the closure of the site, wildlife began to colonise even before the reserve opened in 1987. The dense silver birch has grown from seed blown in and thrives on poor rail ash soils. It's a natural soil improver slowly enabling other trees such as oak and ash to move in. Sparrowhawks aerobatic displays - once this aerial acrobat has eyed up its prey it is a highly successful hunter with its long tail and short broad wings it can manoeuvre easily through dense woodland in pursuit of small birds. The reserves Birch Woodland provides much food for sparrows, finches and blue tits, which in turn attracts hungry sparrowhawks.
©Andy Connor
Dist:0.3km<br/>This is the Southern entrance to Kingmoor Sidings Nature Reserve accessed via a small dead end road that leads to Balmoral Court.
©Andy Connor
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Northern Entrance To Kingmoor Sidings accessed at the bottom of Kingmoor Road.
©Andy Connor
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©Clive Nicholson
Dist:0.5km<br/>On bin day (Wed)
©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.5km<br/>The Redfern Inn is one of several Public Houses in Carlisle built in this style by the British architect Harry Redfern (1861-1950). Harry Redfern was commemorated towards the end of his work for the State Management Scheme by the naming of the Redfern Inn (1938), one of the distinctive New Model Inn designs, in Etterby, a district of Carlisle. The Redfern was designed by his assistant architect, Joseph Seddon, FRIBA (with Redfern's collaboration). It was a tribute to a man who had dedicated his talents to the quest for an improved public house style. The State Management Scheme (known locally as 'The Scheme') saw the UK government take over and run the brewing, distribution and sale of liquor in three regions of the UK from 1916 until 1973. [1] The main centre was the Carlisle and District scheme, which was near to the armament factories that were founded in 1916 supplying explosive and shells to the British Army during the First World War. There were initially three schemes, Carlisle & Gretna, Cromarty Firth and Enfield. In 1921 Carlisle and Gretna were split into two separate areas, Carlisle was the large part and supplied some beer to Gretna. Then in 1922 Enfield was ended and the public houses sold back to private enterprise. The Cromarty Firth scheme did not do any brewing. [1]Significant to the scheme was the extensive redevelopment; refurbishment of existing pubs, much demolition and replacement of substandard premises, most of these were designed by the Scheme's chief architect Harry Redfern and in his New Model Inn style which influenced the design of public houses in the rest of the UK.
©Andy Connor
Dist:0.6km<br/>Bridges carrying the West Coast Main Line over the River Eden. There are two bridges closely parallel; at some stage a decision was made to increase the number of tracks from two to four. Both bridges are ugly structures which contrasts strongly with the elegant stone Engine Lonning Bridge [[857205]] a short way downstream which used to carry the "Waverley" line from Carlisle to Edinburgh. Seen from Hadrians Wall National Trail which runs 84 miles from Bowness-on-Solway to Wallsend. http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall/
©Oliver Dixon
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©Ian S
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©Clive Nicholson
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©Ian S
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©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.7km<br/>River Eden Footpath & Cycle Way
©Andy Connor
Dist:0.7km<br/>View southward, towards Carlisle Citadel etc. Headed by LMS Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 No. 43049 (built 12/49, withdrawn 8/67), the freight has come out through Canal Junction in Carlisle and is crossing the main lines of the former Caledonian Railway out of Carlisle used by trains to Glasgow etc. The great New Kingmoor Marshalling Yard (opened in 1963) begins immediately to the right.
©Ben Brooksbank
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©Ian S

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