The Furness Railway was a railway company that operated in the Furness area of Lancashire and in south Cumberland in North West England. Its mainly coastal network stretched from Whitehaven in the north to Carnforth in the east, with several branches, and through joint railways and running powers it also reached Wennington and Workington. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. Grace's Guide: Furness Railway - Graces Guide
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The Furness Railway operated as an independent company until December 1922, when it was merged as one of the constituent companies of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway following the Railways Act 1921.
2. Furness Railway (Wikipedia)
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The Furness Railway (FR) was a railway company operating in the Furness area of Lancashire and in south Cumberland in North West England.
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The Furness Railway (FR) was a railway company operating in the Furness area of Lancashire and in south Cumberland in North West England.
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