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The Kendal and Windermere Railway built a branch line from the main line to Kendal and on to Windermere, in Cumbria in north-west England. It was promoted by local interests in Kendal when it became clear that the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway would not be routed through Kendal. It was built from a junction at Oxenholme to Kendal to a terminus near Windermere; at the time there was no settlement of that name. The line opened in April 1847. The engineer was Joseph Locke and the partnership of contractors consisted of Thomas Brassey, William Mackenzie, Robert Stephenson and George Heald.

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rdfs:label	Kendal and Windermere Railway (de) Kendal and Windermere Railway (en)
rdfs:comment	Die Kendal and Windermere Railway war ein Tochterunternehmen der Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, von deren Bahnstrecke die Verbindung in Oxenholme abzweigte. Die Bahnstrecke verdankt ihre Existenz Unsicherheiten in der Planung der Bahnlinie zwischen Lancaster und Carlisle. Die Strecke sollte den Ort Kendal anschließen, doch hätte dies für die Weiterführung den Bau eines Tunnels von 4 km Länge nördlich von Kendal nötig gemacht. Die Verbindung nach Carlisle wurde schließlich in ihrer noch heute als West Coast Main Line bestehenden Linienführung östlich an Kendal geführt. Es wurde beschlossen, den Bahnanschluss von Kendal nun in Richtung Windermere fortzuführen. Mit Windermere war damals an den See Windermere gedacht worden, die Eisenbahn endete jedoch in einem Ort, der damals noch Birthwaite (de) The Kendal and Windermere Railway built a branch line from the main line to Kendal and on to Windermere, in Cumbria in north-west England. It was promoted by local interests in Kendal when it became clear that the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway would not be routed through Kendal. It was built from a junction at Oxenholme to Kendal to a terminus near Windermere; at the time there was no settlement of that name. The line opened in April 1847. The engineer was Joseph Locke and the partnership of contractors consisted of Thomas Brassey, William Mackenzie, Robert Stephenson and George Heald. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Carlisle Railway companies disestablished in 1858 Preston, Lancashire Robert Stephenson List of early British railway companies Joseph Locke Early British railway companies George Heald Morecambe Bay Thomas Brassey Rail transport in Cumbria London and North Western Railway Longsleddale British companies disestablished in 1858 William Wordsworth Windermere Windermere, Cumbria (town) Windermere branch line Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Cumbria Oxenholme History of rail transport in Great Britain 1845 establishments in England British companies established in 1845 Railway companies established in 1845 Railway lines opened in 1847 Kendal Lake District London and North Western Railway
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has abstract	Die Kendal and Windermere Railway war ein Tochterunternehmen der Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, von deren Bahnstrecke die Verbindung in Oxenholme abzweigte. Die Bahnstrecke verdankt ihre Existenz Unsicherheiten in der Planung der Bahnlinie zwischen Lancaster und Carlisle. Die Strecke sollte den Ort Kendal anschließen, doch hätte dies für die Weiterführung den Bau eines Tunnels von 4 km Länge nördlich von Kendal nötig gemacht. Die Verbindung nach Carlisle wurde schließlich in ihrer noch heute als West Coast Main Line bestehenden Linienführung östlich an Kendal geführt. Es wurde beschlossen, den Bahnanschluss von Kendal nun in Richtung Windermere fortzuführen. Mit Windermere war damals an den See Windermere gedacht worden, die Eisenbahn endete jedoch in einem Ort, der damals noch Birthwaite hieß und erst später zum Ort Windermere umbenannt wurde. Die ursprünglich zweigleisige Strecke wurde zwischen ihrem Abzweig in Oxenholme und Windermere auf ein Gleis reduziert, die Strecke ist aber noch in Betrieb und ist heute die Windermere Branch Line, deren Zugverbindungen von TransPennine Express betrieben werden. Die Bahnstrecke wurde zwar 1845 durch den Kendal and Windermere Railway Act vom britischen Parlament gegründet, sie traf aber auf Ablehnung in der Bevölkerung des Lake District. Prominentester Gegner der Eisenbahnlinie war der Dichter William Wordsworth. Wordsworth schrieb einen Leserbrief an die Zeitung Morning Post, den er unter der Überschrift On the Projected Kendal and Windermere Railway mit einem Sonett begann: Is then no nook of English ground secureFrom rash assault?* Schemes of retirement sownIn youth, and ’mid the busy world kept pureAs when their earliest flowers of hope were blown,Must perish; – how can this blight endure?And must he too the ruthless change bemoanWho scorns a false utilitarian lure’Mid his paternal fields at random thrown?Baffle the threat, bright Scene, from Orrest-headGiven to the pausing traveller’s rapturous glance:Plead for thy peace, thou beautiful romanceOf nature; and, if human hearts be dead,Speak, passing winds; ye torrents, with your strongAnd constant voice, protest against the wrong. Trotz des Protestes gegen die Bahn, wurde der Bahnhof Windermere in einem zweiten Bauabschnitt nach dem Bahnhof in Kendal 1847 eröffnet. (de) The Kendal and Windermere Railway built a branch line from the main line to Kendal and on to Windermere, in Cumbria in north-west England. It was promoted by local interests in Kendal when it became clear that the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway would not be routed through Kendal. It was built from a junction at Oxenholme to Kendal to a terminus near Windermere; at the time there was no settlement of that name. The line opened in April 1847. The engineer was Joseph Locke and the partnership of contractors consisted of Thomas Brassey, William Mackenzie, Robert Stephenson and George Heald. Excursion traffic and residential development was greatly encouraged by the branch line, and the town of Windermere flourished but the company was not commercially successful and sold its line to the London and North Western Railway. The leisure business on which the branch line depended declined considerably around 1960 and the infrastructure was simplified. It remains open as the Windermere branch line. (en)
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