Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway - known by locals as La'al Ratty, meaning little railway in Cumbrian dialect - is reaching the milestone in 2025. The 1896 engine, named Katie, has been used to ...

Interestingly, the ones that end in -ian can also sometimes be used to describe the local dialect. So a Cumbrian person might also speak in Cumbrian dialect, and Bristolians speak Bristolian.

Words like marra, scran, int, and assa are all regularly used by many Cumbrians. Cumbrians often have a vast knowledge of the local area. For example, many can tell you that the tallest mountain is ...

Now, organisers hope the posters can encourage people to use the dialect and start talking about Cumbria. Ms Thompson said she was discouraged from using her local dialect when she was in school ...