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Flitholme
Flitholme is a hamlet in the parish of Musgrave, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria.
1. Location
It is located on an unclassified road about a quarter of a mile away from the A66 road.
1. Nearby settlements
Nearby settlements include the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, the villages of Warcop, Great Musgrave, Little Musgrave and Brough under Stainmore and the hamlet of Langrigg.
1. Eden Valley Railway
The Eden Valley Railway Trust near Warcop operates a heritage railway on the 9.3 km of track from Appleby to Flitholme.
1. Location grid
1. References
Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria (page 104)
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Eden Valley Railway (heritage railway)
The Eden Valley Railway (EVR) is a standard gauge heritage railway in Cumbria, England. It runs over a 2.2 miles (3.5 km) section of the original Eden Valley Railway in a north-westerly direction from the line's base at Warcop station. The line is run by the Eden Valley Railway Trust, formerly the Eden Valley Railway Society.
The railway operates passenger trains from March to September on the weekends and Bank Holidays and some weekday workings in summer.
1.1 km
Warcop railway station
Warcop railway station was situated on the Eden Valley Railway between Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Warcop. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9 June 1862, and closed on 22 January 1962. Freight traffic and the occasional troop special continued to use the line through the station (latterly serving a nearby Army camp) until at least May 1987.
The station was host to camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934 and 1935.
In 1995 the Eden Valley Railway Society, now renamed the Eden Valley Railway Trust, was formed with the aim of restoring the line and reintroducing a train service. Passenger trains resumed running from Warcop in 2006 however in May 2007 an army lorry struck the railway bridge near Warcop causing the suspension of passenger services. The bridge was repaired in 2008, but too late for the 2008 season. Services recommenced in 2009.
The line is upgrading the track for public service towards Appleby East railway station (Phase 1).
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Musgrave railway station
Musgrave railway station was a railway station situated on the Eden Valley Railway and located between Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East, England.
1.6 km
Great Musgrave
Great Musgrave is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Musgrave, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is about a mile west of Brough. In 1891 the parish had a population of 175.
Great Musgrave sits atop a hill near the River Eden and Swindale Beck. Its location provides views over the vale of Eden and the nearby northern Pennines. The village name comes from the Musgrave family who lived here.