Decorative gate, Kingmoor Sidings Nature Reserve
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Decorative gate, Kingmoor Sidings Nature Reserve by Rose and Trev Clough as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 13 May 2015
The steam engines are a reference to the history of the site, which was a railway maintenance depot for nearly 100 years (see Carlisle City Council's OLD website, archived on Wayback Machine http://web.archive.org/web/20130424130945/http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/park_locations/kingmoor/kingmoor_sidings_nature_reserv.aspx ). Behind the fence in the distance, a Virgin train is passing by on the West Coast Main Line.