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Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) was a British railway company authorised on 6 June 1844 to build a line between Lancaster and Carlisle in North-West England. The first sod was cut at Shap Summit (the highest point on the planned route, 914 ft above sea level) in July 1844.
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