, ▁but ▁potential ▁two - way ▁min eral ▁traffic ▁between ▁the ▁ha emat ite ▁or ef ield ▁of ▁West ▁C umber land ▁and ▁the ▁co ke - ov ens ▁of ▁South ▁Dur ham . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway ▁( wh ose ▁line ▁would ▁be ▁joined ▁at ▁Pen r ith ), ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Stock ton ▁and ▁Dar ling ton ▁Railway ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁behind ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁lines ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Thomas ▁B ouch ▁which ▁together ▁gave ▁access ▁from ▁South ▁Dur ham ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line ▁at ▁Cl if ton ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Pen r ith . ▁ ▁Many ▁C & W ▁direct ors ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁C K & P ▁and ▁sat ▁on ▁its ▁board . ▁The ▁C K & P ' s ▁Bill ▁was ▁initially ▁to ▁have ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁C & W ▁taking ▁a ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁C ock erm outh , ▁K es wick ▁and ▁Pen r ith ▁Railway , ▁but ▁this ▁clause ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁after ▁Lord ▁L ons dale ▁indicated ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁lead ▁him ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Bill . ▁The ▁Bill ▁was ▁then ▁uno pp osed , ▁and ▁the ▁Act ▁received ▁its ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁C K & P ' s ▁further ▁Bill ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁allowing ▁the ▁L N WR ▁and ▁the ▁Stock ton ▁and ▁Dar ling ton ▁to ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁shares ▁in