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Transport and Communications
Green2Blue Properties covers ‘A6 to the Bay’ that is generally considered a mainly country area. However, communications are very easy using the train, the A6 main road or the M6 motorway.
Trains - Virgin Trains
Virgin run Pendilino trains from London Euston to Glasgow on the West Coast line stopping at Lancaster.
There is often a connecting train to Silverdale and Arnside Stations. Euston to Lancaster takes about 3 hours. Trains also run from Carlisle via Barrow, stopping at Arnside and Silverdale stations that runs through Preston and terminates in Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester International Airport.
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Connections at Carnforth connect to Leeds, Windermere and Morecambe.
See www.northernrail.org. Train running times 0871 200 4950
Bus services
There are country bus services through the main towns, running to Kendal and Lancaster termini. The Silverdale Shuttle is a bus service that runs round the village and meets all trains up to 19.30h.
Stagecoach runs bus services in Cumbria and Lancashire.
Bus timetables and journey planners are available at Traveline: http://www.traveline.org.uk/index.htm
Mountain Goat is a popular minibus service including guided tours.
http://www.lakes-pages.co.uk/goatmain.html
Road services
The M6 motorway runs north – south, parallel to the A6 main road and is easily accessible from any of the towns and villages in the area at Junctions 35 and 36.
Journey times from Carnforth to:
Place
Preston
Penrith
Manchester
Scottish border
Leeds
Glasgow
London |
Time
0 hour 37 minutes
0 hour 46 minutes
1 hour 09 minutes
1 hour 14 minutes
1 hour 53 minutes
2 hours 54 minutes
4 hours 55 minutes |
Ports
Heysham Port operates two frequent ferries one to the Isle of Man, the Ben-My-Chree and the other ferry runs to Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Internet and Telephony
The telephone system in this area is usually quite reliable and broadband speeds are excellent with many home workers using internet broadband up to an 8 Megabit connection for their business.
Mobile communications
Generally mobile communication is best using the network provider Orange.
Green2Blue Properties hope you find this information useful.
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