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Workington, England Pass

Started by artsmith, February 09, 2022, 02:21:31 AM

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artsmith

A pass from Workington, England. L. & N. W. Ry. (London & North Western Railway) for the bridge and footpath. Brass. 38mm. Unlisted. First token I have seen with the wording footpath.

Figleaf

I think L.& N.W.RY stands for London and North-Western Railway. They acquired the Cockermouth and Workington Railway in 1866, so that gives you a starting date.

The Cockermouth and Workington Railway had a station called Workington Bridge. On the map, it is due East of the port, on the line to Cockermouth. It is quite likely that this is the bridge mentioned on the token. That station was closed in 1951, so that would give you a final date.

That leaves the footpath. My best guess is that the workers in the nearby steel plant shown on the schedule were allowed to cross railroad land to go to work.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

artsmith

Thanks for the information Peter.
Here is a photo of the bridge and footpath from 2009.

Art

andyg

That's a picture of Workington Dock bridge (I think) - bridge built in the 1920's? - according to this source
looking at the this map from the 1890's, the bridge with the footbridge is on the main line (double track)
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/maps/index.php?view=54.64877,-3.56240&map=NLSMap&zoom=16&layer=6
always willing to trade modern UK coins for modern coins from elsewhere....