Furness and Midland Joint Railway
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Joint railway
A joint railway is a railway operating under the control of more than one railway company: those companies very often supplying the traction over the railway.-United Kingdom:There are many examples of joint railway working in the United Kingdom...
in England owned by the Furness Railway
Furness Railway
The Furness Railway was a railway company operating in the Furness area of Lancashire in North West England.-History:The company was established on May 23, 1844 when the Furness Railway Act was passed by Parliament...
and the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
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Construction was agreed in 1862 for a line from Carnforth
Carnforth
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, on the Furness system, to Wennington
Wennington, Lancashire
Wennington is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The parish of Wennington had a population of 102 recorded in the 2001 census,....
, on the Midland Railway line from Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
to Morecambe
Morecambe
Morecambe is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. As of 2001 it has a resident population of 38,917. It faces into Morecambe Bay...
; Royal assent was received in June 1863. The 9½ mile line opened in April 1867 for freight, with passengers services beginning on 6 June of that year (initially to a temporary station at Carnforth East Junction, as the connecting curve to the current Carnforth Joint station
Carnforth railway station
Carnforth railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Carnforth in Lancashire. The building was designed by architect William Tite and was famously used as the location in the 1945 film Brief Encounter. It is now operated by TransPennine Express.-History:Carnforth station was...
was not completed until 1880). Stations on the route were located at Melling
Melling, Lancashire
Melling-with-Wrayton is a civil parish in the City of Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire. It includes the village of Melling and the hamlet of Wrayton, to the north east The parish had a population of 290 recorded in the 2001 census,...
, Arkholme and Borwick
Borwick
Borwick is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, about 8 miles north of Lancaster, on the Lancaster Canal. It is situated just south of the border with Cumbria. Borwick had until 1960 a station on the former Furness and Midland Joint Railway now Leeds...
. Other notable structures include the 1230yd (1118m) Melling tunnel and two viaducts near Arkholme, one of which takes the line across the River Lune
River Lune
The River Lune is a river in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.It is formed at Wath, in the parish of Ravenstonedale, Cumbria, at the confluence of Sandwath Beck and Weasdale Beck...
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The line is still in use today as part of the Leeds to Morecambe Line, although there are no stops - all three stations having closed by 1960. Trains continue to Leeds over former "little" North Western Railway metals.