It's one of Cumbria's most popular tourist attractions, loved by young and old alike, but it wasn't always so. The narrow gague railway, known as La'al Ratty started life as transportation for iron ...

A vintage steam engine has been helping mark a railway attraction's 150th anniversary. Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway - known by locals as La'al Ratty, meaning little railway in Cumbrian dialect - is ...

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Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway’s stations will become amphitheatres for legions of visitors wishing to explore Roman history on May 2 and 3 – or, to put it in context, II-V-MMXV – III-V-MMXV – as the ...

A historic Cumbrian railway is hosting a family fun weekend to celebrate its 150th anniversary. The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway event on Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, will mark ...

If you have not yet visited this free-to-enter museum, then a day out to Ravenglass should be high on your list. This special museum is not just for railway enthusiasts. It takes visitors of all ages ...

A railway museum has been given permission to expand after getting grants of more than £1m. Network Rail has given the Ravenglass museum in Cumbria permission to build at the Ravenglass and Eskdale ...

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway has reopened for the 2025 summer season. The narrow-gauge railway, one of England's oldest and longest, resumes its regular summer services as English Tourism Week ...

Built in 1923 the locomotive has ran thousands of miles up and down one of the oldest narrow gauge railways in England. Credit: Cumbria Tourism An iconic steam locomotive, the River Esk, is to ...

Even at this relatively early stage of the relationship our interests are diverging, due largely to his preoccupation with trains. He has, at the last count, five train-sets, and has only recently ...

Any Boltonians who fancy taking on the country's tallest mountain will have an easier route to the landmark thanks to a new shuttle bus. The new service from Northern, means that should you make the ...

A railway museum has been given permission to expand after getting grants of more than £1m. Network Rail has given the Ravenglass museum in Cumbria permission to build at the Ravenglass and Eskdale ...