Lake District joint bus-train ticket in car-free tourism plan

It is hoped a joint train and bus ticket will boost the number of tourists visiting the Lake District without a car.

Those travelling to Penrith by train and then onwards to Keswick by bus will able to get a single, integrated ticket for the journey year-round as part of the Let’s Go Car Free campaign.

It follows a trial over the past two summers which saw a boost in passenger numbers, operators involved said.

However, frequent traveller Amy D’Agorne, 33, was sceptical and said it was no replacement for the actual train that ran to Keswick in the 1960s, adding: “It doesn’t seem any different to what it has been previously. It’s just an extra button.”