; ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁From ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Bridge foot ▁to ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁Pap castle ▁round about , ▁the ▁modern ▁A 6 6 ▁tr unk ▁road ▁follows ▁the ▁alignment ▁of ▁the ▁C & WR . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Prom otion , ▁construction ▁and ▁opening ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁a ▁meeting ▁had ▁been ▁called ▁in ▁C ock erm outh ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁railway ▁to ▁Work ington ; ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁line ▁could ▁be ▁built ▁for ▁£ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁mile , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁coal ▁and ▁l ime ▁traffic ▁on ▁its ▁route ▁was ▁already ▁worth ▁£ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁bound ▁to ▁increase ▁if ▁the ▁railway ▁was ▁built . ▁ ▁Nothing ▁came ▁of ▁this , ▁but ▁the ▁project ▁rev ived ▁once ▁the ▁White h aven ▁J unction ▁Railway ▁( W J R ) ▁had ▁obtained ▁its ▁Act : ▁George ▁Steph enson ▁took ▁a ▁day ▁out ▁from ▁surve ying ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁W J R ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁a ▁railway ▁between ▁C ock erm outh ▁and ▁Work ington ▁could ▁be ▁constructed ▁cheap ly ▁and ▁easily . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁prospect us ▁issued ▁locally , ▁and ▁without ▁further ▁advert ising , ▁the ▁£ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁capital ▁was ▁subscri bed ▁for ▁by ▁" part ies ▁resident ▁within ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ". ▁The ▁prospect us ▁promised ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁