The industrial and minor railways of the former counties of Cumberland
and Westmorland are neglected topics deserving of greater attention.
West Cumberland has traditionally been a mining, steel-making and
quarrying region, with some areas of rail-served industry surviving
today. Standard and narrow gauge railways and their locomotives have
supported these industries for over a century, a small number even
surviving into the twenty-first century. Gordon Edgar uses his excellent
collection of photographs to explore these fascinating railways and
their locomotives.