A DIESEL TRAIN ON THE SHORE OF BASSENTHWAITE LAKE (Oil painting)
1961
1988-8138
An original oil painting on canvas, which has been cleaned, repaired and conserved as part of the Curating for Change project. The painting depicts a green, two carriage multiple diesel unit train passing along the line which runs along the shore of Bassenthwaite lake in The Lake DistrictUnfortunately, the railway line shown in this image...
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An original oil painting on canvas, which has been cleaned, repaired and conserved as part of the Curating for Change project. The painting depicts a green, two carriage multiple diesel unit train passing along the line which runs along the shore of Bassenthwaite lake in The Lake District
Unfortunately, the railway line shown in this image line was closed in the Beeching Closures, and now a road, the A66, takes its place. Travelling through this landscape is now no longer possible for those people who don't have access to a vehicle, for whatever reason.