With remnants of the railway's past infrastructure in full view,

the scene near the Cumbrian village of Cotehill is almost timeless. The telegraph poles still stand that between which were once strung the length of wires linking the signal boxes together whilst the linesman's hut reminds us of another past railway activity. Linesmen walked the length of the tracks with their large hammer checking for damage and knocking any loose keys back into place. These once plentiful huts complete with their small coal fire provided an opportunity for them to take a break and on a bitter winter's day to warm themselves up. In this view looking southeast I love the superb cloud formation and the beautifully proportioned bulk of, what I believe to be, Fiend's Fell at six hundred and thirty-four metres.