to road competition. All tracks to and in Silloth had been removed by 1968. Redevelopment The Allerdale council in northern England passed its final approval on a plan to demolish the remaining structure of the station on 8 December 2006. The development firm James Morgan Ltd. was awarded a contract to build new single-family housing on the property. Stuart Hinchliffe, director of the development firm also stated "We will be reinstating as much of the old railway platform as we can, to maintain Silloth’s Victorian history." See also List of closed railway stations in Britain References Sources Further material External links The station on a navigable Edwardian OS map National Library of Scotland The station on the branch, with mileages Railway Codes The line with period photographs Holme St Cuthbert History Group The line and station Cumbrian Railways Association Images of the battery and railways in Silloth BBC and others 1929 aerial view of the station Britain from above (sign-in needed to zoom) The station and line Rail Map Online DMU at the station pinimg The station in its last days Deborah Irwin The line in early BR days Deborah Irwin The station's and line's history Solway Past and Present The line's opening John Ostle Early diesels on the line David Heys Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former North British Railway stations Beeching closures in England Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Silloth