ense ▁( in ▁return ▁for ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁re venue ▁from ▁it ). ▁Having ▁obtained ▁an ▁Act ▁for ▁a ▁tid al ▁dock ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁with ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁dock ▁well ▁under ▁way , ▁Lord ▁L ons dale ▁secured ▁a ▁further ▁Act ▁author ising ▁its ▁operation ▁as ▁a ▁wet ▁dock ; ▁the ▁first ▁coal ▁ship ment ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁L ons dale ▁D ock ▁( 1 2 0 ▁tons ▁from ▁the ▁Cl if ton ▁Col li ery ) ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 4 . ▁ ▁Connection ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Line ▁The ▁C ock erm outh , ▁K es wick ▁and ▁Pen r ith ▁Railway ▁had ▁its ▁immediate ▁orig ins ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁K es wick ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁which ▁agreed ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁railway ▁linking ▁K es wick ▁to ▁existing ▁rail ways ▁at ▁C ock erm outh ▁( to ▁the ▁West ) ▁and ▁Pen r ith ▁( to ▁the ▁East ). ▁A ▁project ▁for ▁a ▁railway ▁linking ▁the ▁towns ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁during ▁the ▁Railway ▁Man ia , ▁getting ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁route , ▁but ▁nothing ▁had ▁come ▁of ▁this ▁( nor ▁of ▁a ▁project ed ▁railway ▁from ▁C ock erm outh ▁to ▁Wind erm ere ▁via ▁K es wick ). ▁However , ▁the ▁prospect us ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁argued , ▁what ▁would ▁make ▁the ▁line ▁prof itable ▁was ▁not ▁local ▁traffic ▁to ▁K es wick