Beckermet Mines railway station
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Beckermet Mines railway station was situated at Pit No.1 of the mine of the same name. It was used by workmen's trains which travelled along a branch which curved eastwards off the Moor Row to Sellafield line, primarily to handle the iron ore lifted at the site.[3][4]
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Beckermet Mines | |
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General information | |
Location | West of Haile, Cumbria, Copeland England |
Coordinates | 54.4642°N 3.5060°W / 54.4642; -3.5060 |
Grid reference | NY024086 |
Platforms | Unknown |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | LNWR & FR Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
15 January 1912 | opened for workmen's services |
after 1923 | Closed[1][2] |
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The mine was opened in 1903 in open country west of the hamlet of Haile, Cumbria, England. The site's surroundings remained rural in 2013.