SCRCA Image: 253381_1981-11-28_RCTS_Dent-Station_Context-view-to-SSE-with-A4-No-4498

Image
Context view of Dent Station (looking SSE) with A4 No. 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'.
Image Details
Brief description of image
Context view of Dent Station (looking SSE) with A4 No. 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'.
Image Type
Context view
Image Contributor
SCRCA Project Contributor: Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS)
Contributor's Reference
RE01625C
Image Date
Location Reference(s)
SCRCA site 253381: Dent Station
SCRCA structure 253030: Snow Screens (rows of timber sleepers, originally upright)
SCRCA structure 253290: Dent Station Signal Box
SCRCA structure 253300: Dent Station - Snow Huts (originally barracks for construction-workers)
SCRCA structure 253370: Dent Station - Waiting Room (Up)
SCRCA structure 253380: Dent Station - Main Building & Booking Office (Down)
SCRCA structure 253390: Dent Station - Passenger Platform (Down)
SCRCA structure 253400: Dent Station - Passenger Platform (Up)
SCRCA structure 253410: Dent Station - Retaining wall alongside the Up platform
Image Notes

This delightful view of Dent Station and upper Dentdale was taken from Bridge SAC/96 (looking SSE).

The 'Cumbrian Mountain Pullman' train is standing alongside the 'Down' platform. This features class A4 steam locomotive No. 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' and a set of passenger carriages in BR blue-grey livery.

The light dusting of snow on the ground gives the scene a wintry feel. Despite this, a couple of dozen passengers have alighted from the train and are standing on the platform.

The following details are also worthy of note:

  • The booking office and waiting room have both been fenced-off from the adjacent sections of platform.
  • There is a set of stairs beside (to the north of) the waiting shelter. These seem to provide access from the 'Up' platform to the land beyond the retaining wall. If you know why these were installed / what they were used for, please contact us.