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    Kendal Tommy. A History of the Arnside to Hincaster Branch

    By Dave Richardson. Published by the Cumbrian Railways Association. 98 pages, A4 format, softback. Priced £14.00 ISBN 978-0-9570387-8-3

    The Cumbrian Railways Association has established a remarkable reputation for books of the highest quality detailing all manner of railway and related topics in the mountainous North West of England. This splendidly-produced volume is no exception and can only help to burnish this growing reputation.

    The ‘Hincaster Spur’ was a five and a quarter mile long link between the West Coast Main Line at Hincaster Junction and the Furness Railway’s Cumbrian coast line at Arnside. It was variously described as ‘Kendal’s link to the sea’ – or Grange over Sands at

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