- Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway constituted under act of Parliament 1st August 1861
- Thomas Bouch appointed engineer for construction of the 31¼ miles single track CKPR in May 1862
- Opened for mineral traffic 26th October 1864
- Embleton, Bassenthwaite Lake, Braithwaite, Keswick, Threlkeld, Troutbeck, Penruddick and Blencow Stations opened 2nd January 1865
- Opened for passenger traffic 2nd January 1865
- Redhills Curve opened 5th September 1866
- The Keswick Hotel (76 Bedrooms) opened in 1869
- Troutbeck acquired second Platform, passing loop and signal box between 1889 and 1891
- Briery Bobbin Mill private siding opened in 1891
- Passing Loop installed at Threlkeld in 1892
- Double line working introduced betwween Threlkeld and Troutbeck in 1894 extended to Penruddick in 1901
- Briery Bobbin Mill halt opened 1922
- Highgate Halt opened 17th August 1908 closed December 1928
- Derby Lightweight Diesel Multiple Units introduced in January 1955
- Embleton Station closed 13th September 1958
- Briory Bobbin Mill halt closed 15th November 1958
- Last Train between Workington and Keswick 16th April 1966
- Cockermouth, Bassenthwaite Lake and Braithwaite Stations closed 16th April 1966
- Signal boxes closed on 3rd December 1967 at Blencow, Penruddick, Threlkeld and Keswick No 1
- Beeching Report in 1963 recommended that the entire line be closed
- Keswick, Threlkeld, Toutbeck, Penruddock and Blencow stations closed 4th March 1972
- Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway closed 4th March 1972 (Goods trains continued to Flusco and Blencow until following June)
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