Ravenglass (R&ER) railway station
Ravenglass Heritage Railway Station is the Western terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. It is situated to the east of Ravenglass main line railway station, which is on the Cumbrian Coast Line. The facilities at the railway station include toilets, under-cover platforms, booking office and café. The railway station complex incorporates 2 locomotive sheds, a carriage shed, a signal box, managerial offices and 2 camping coaches; along with the railway station itself. History The narrow gauge railway station at Ravenglass was originally built in 1876 when the original gauge railway opened to passenger traffic to Boot. The original station consisted of a large wooden built train shed covering one track and the platform. Additional sidings were used for goods traffic. In the days of the railway, there was no run-round loop or turntable. Running round was achieved by gravity shunting. The gauge structure was used by the Narrow Gauge Railways 15" conversion in 1915, with additional lines and a turntable being added over the next ten years. The train shed was eventually demolished in 1927 and a new platform, waiting shelter, and four lines leading to the turntable was built. This new layout originally had an island platform which