The Hump
The Hump was devised by Network Rail and Cumbria County Council, in conjunction with Pipex Structural Composites, and first installed at Harrington in December 2008. Harrington was chosen as the pilot site, it is claimed, because it has the greatest drop from train floor to platform, and because as a coastal station, it offered the harshest of environments in which to test the hump. Otherwise known as an "Easy Access Area", Network Rail has conceded that the structure will henceforth be known by its nickname, Harrington Hump.