Journey Through History
156475 forming 2C34, the 14:20 Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness passes Redness point on its approach to Whitehaven on 26 September 2014.
Much has changed in the two decades that separate this and the previous pictures. At Lowca, the chimneys of Harrington No.10 are long gone and the inevitable wind turbines are springing up. The old iron industry remnants survive but the world war II searchlight emplacements that were above them are gone. A seriously strong fence to catch rockfall now stands there. On the seaward side, little trace of the slag "sculpture" remains and the structure built against the sea wall had also virtually disappeared. As for the old bridge piers, Network Rail identified them as a risk to the railway and they were demolished in 2017.
Journey Through History
156475 forming 2C34, the 14:20 Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness passes Redness point on its approach to Whitehaven on 26 September 2014.
Much has changed in the two decades that separate this and the previous pictures. At Lowca, the chimneys of Harrington No.10 are long gone and the inevitable wind turbines are springing up. The old iron industry remnants survive but the world war II searchlight emplacements that were above them are gone. A seriously strong fence to catch rockfall now stands there. On the seaward side, little trace of the slag "sculpture" remains and the structure built against the sea wall had also virtually disappeared. As for the old bridge piers, Network Rail identified them as a risk to the railway and they were demolished in 2017.