▁' pow ers ▁as ▁to ▁running ▁and ▁to ll s ') ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁Act ▁was ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁receiving ▁its ▁Royal ▁Ass ent ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁acts ▁for ▁the ▁W J R ▁and ▁the ▁W & F J R . ▁ ▁Post - am alg am ation ▁history ▁The ▁L N WR ▁then ▁set ▁about ▁dou bling ▁the ▁line , ▁which ▁remained ▁under ▁L N WR ▁management ▁until ▁absor bed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁into ▁the ▁London , ▁Mid land ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Railway ▁( LM & SR ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁into ▁the ▁national ised ▁British ▁Rail ways . ▁Good s ▁traffic ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁the ▁line ▁closed ▁to ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Route ▁C ock erm outh ▁( until ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁the ▁original ▁station ▁near ▁the ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Der w ent ▁handled ▁both ▁passengers ▁and ▁goods , ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁on wards ▁passenger ▁services ▁ran ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁joint ▁passenger ▁station ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁C ock erm outh , ▁K es wick ▁and ▁Pen r ith ▁Railway ) ▁- ▁Br igh am ▁- ▁Br ought on ▁Cross ▁- ▁Cam erton ▁- ▁Work ington ▁Bridge ▁- ▁Work ington ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁" Work ington ▁L N WR " ▁(" Work ington ▁Main " ▁after ▁grouping