The railways around Workington are a shadow of what they

once were. With the closure of the steelworks in 2006 the curtain was brought down on another UK-based industry leaving us vulnerable to foreign imports. The scene to the south of Workington station epitomises the situation with overgrown sidings, removed track and rusty railheads. 156482 drifts into the station working the 09.28 Barrow-in-Furness to Carlisle service. The platform was surprisingly busy with the train well loaded, indicating that the railways are doing well in this area.