It is being reported in local press as a 'free' service.
'Tremendous victory' hailed as Lakes Line services return
West Coast Railways will run free daily services during the Northern suspension
A "TREMENDOUS victory" has seen rail services return to the troubled Lakes Line after weeks of delays.
West Coast Railways, based in Carnforth, will run six free temporary services from 9.25am until 7pm daily after pressure from local campaign groups and MPs.
The line had been suspended for the past two weeks between Oxenholme and Windermere after delays and disruption following the timetable changes on May 20.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron, who led a protest walk along the line earlier this month, hailed the news.
He said: "This is a tremendous victory for local people. There has been a big community effort to get this off the ground and I’m so pleased that we finally have a reliable service back on the Lakes Line.
"It should not have taken the efforts of local rail groups and my office staff to get a train up and running.
"This is obviously only a short-term solution and it is absolutely vital that Northern either get their act together or are stripped of both this line and the Furness Line so that an operator who actually wants to run trains can be put in charge of our local railways."
The temporary services will run alongside the rail replacement buses Northern are currently offering.