Workington Station Timeline

Workington Station Timeline. . , 1846 , The station opens to passenger services provided by the Whitehaven Junction Railway on 19th January. This was the first of four railway stations to serve Workington., 1866 , The Whitehaven Junction and Cockermouth and Workington Railways were taken over by the London and North Western Railway., 1877 , A locomotive shed is erected., 1923 , The London and North Western Railway became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway., 1948 , The London Midland and Scottish Railway was nationalised becoming part of British Railways., 1950 , A Sleeper Service was introduced from London Euston to West Cumberland., 1955 , To reduce running costs Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) were introduced into West Cumberland replacing steam locomotive hauled passenger services. Local routes served by these new units were Carlisle-Workington-Barrow and Workington-Keswick-Penrith., 1966 , The line from Workington to Keswick via Cockermouth closed on 18th April., Direct Passenger Services from Workington to Liverpool Exchange, Manchester Victoria and London Euston via Barrow also ceased., 1968 , All BR mainline steam services ended in August 1968. The steam locomotives in Workington shed were withdrawn from service on the 1st January 1968 and replaced by diesel locomotives, but sometimes had to be called back into action when the diesels broke down., 1991 , The Travelling Post Office carriages which had been stabled and cleaned at Workington were withdrawn after the final return service to Huddersfield on 27th/28th October., 1994 , Workington Goods Shed was demolished in August 1994., 2009 , Following prolonged heavy rain Northside bridge across the River Derwent was swept away on 20th November. The rail bridge to the north of the station was unaffected and so a free passenger shuttle service between Workington and Maryport operated by Direct Rail Services (DRS) was introduced on 30th November. This service ran until 28th May 2010 and included the construction of a temporary station, Workington North, opposite Dunmail Park., 2016 , The local rail franchise was transferred to 'Northern by Arriva' on 1st April.