Friends of the Earth launch railway guide to West Cumbria’s wind farms

West Cumbria Friends of the Earth has launched a new guide to the wind farms seen from the Cumbria Coastal railway. 

The guide presents the turbines as striking additions to the landscape as well as making Cumbria the green power house of the UK.

The 10 wind farms along the railway include the Lowca windfarm which stands on a cliff above the railway and supplied clean electricty to 2,500 homes.

The line goes by Workington, which is one of the greenest greenest towns in the country in terms of electricity generation, with turbines generating enough electricity for 10,000 households  - equivalent to every house in the town, and the turbines are set to also provide for surrounding villages.

Jill Perry, campaigner with the group and co-author of the guide, said: ‘There is a great variety of turbines to be seen  - ranging from a small domestic one to two huge 2MW turbines at a Workington factory. It’s a fantastic journey by rail to see them all turning in the wind. It’s even possible to take a bike on the train and visit the turbines close up.’