AND SO TO WHITEHAVEN

Having survived at look at Sellafield without turning luminous green, our next stop is inland at Egremont, where local operator Brownrigg's ran a local service. 

We arrive at the port and mining town of Whitehaven, to be greeted by Wellington Pit, overlooking the harbour.

In the mid 1970s, this DMU was photographed at Whitehaven Bransty station, before the demolition of the old buildings.

A fine signal box controlled proceedings.

Here's the station in 1983.

153360 in the bay platform in 2001.

Now it's 2006 and Northern's 142036 arrives with a service for Lancaster - a long way on such an inadequate unit.

In the harbour in 1983, the Marchon Enterprise.

With the demise of coal mining, the harbour is used mainly by pleasure craft. However, there were still a few fishing boats in 2006.

Two 2006 views of the Inner Harbour.

Cumberland Motor Services had their main depot in Whitehaven. Here are a few of the buses in the mid 1970s.

Now it's 1983.

Stagecoach run the services today.

An early attempt at competition was made by Yeowarts. Here are a few vehicles at the company's Whitehaven depot in 1983.

The former Cumberland Motor Services' depot has now been converted to a Wetherspoon's pub, called the Bransty Arch.

We'll conclude our visit here. The next post will see us in Workington and beyond.