Join David Hindle for a fascinating trip along one of the most scenic railway routes in the British Isles This is a book for those with an apetite for discovery & those that enjoy the Lake District & its wildlife & scenery As the tile suggests there is much to interest those with an interest in Railways too! Section One 1) A concise history of the Furness Railway 2) ' Hindle Wakes' to the growth of leisure & tourism 3) A Journey along the Furness Railway from Carnforth to Whitehaven 4) Photo gallery of steam & diesel locomotives on the Furness Railway 5) Memories of the Furness Railway & travel with the 'ten bob ticket' Section Two Linear & circular great bird watching walks From Stations along the Cumbrian coast' Silverdale change here for Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve' & Gaitbarrow ' Arnside with connections to Arnside Knott' ' Roose Station for Foulney & Roa Islands & railway heritage' ' Green Road alight here for a coastal walk to Millom' ' Millom Station for Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve" Silecroft for the ascent of Black Combe' ' Ravenglass change here for the Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway' Walking & cycling from the Ratty ' St Bees change for St Bee's Head RSPB Reserve' Appendix 1
- Bus connections for more walks in northern Lakeland Osprey walk at Bassenthwaite I walk the line with a 'single ticket Keswick to Threlkeld please' Keswick Borrowdale & the circuit of Buttermere