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January 2015

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 240980

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Figure 10 is the signalling diagram for Helwith Bridge based upon information available for 1963 and covers the signalling controlling the track associated with the Ribblesdale Lime Company Sidings, as well as the ground frame for the Helwith Bridge Granite Company Siding. Figure 11 shows the Helwith Bridge track layout, based upon information from a 1913 Midland Railway survey.

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 240310

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Figure 10 is the signalling diagram for Helwith Bridge based upon information available for 1963 and covers the signalling controlling the track associated with the Ribblesdale Lime Company Sidings, as well as the ground frame for the Helwith Bridge Granite Company Siding. Plate 26 shows a train climbing past the siding of the Helwith Bridge Granite Company, whose conveyor can be seen crossing the river. The siding is situated immediately to the right of the signal. In the right foreground is a… Read more

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 239900

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Figure 9 is an official drawing of bridge no 28, the second of the Ribble bridges.  It is 165ft long but only 25ft over the water.  The viaduct is also known as Little Viaduct.

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 239600

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Plate 25 shows Bridge 27 often referred to as Sherrif Brow Viaduct, but is officially known as Ribble Bridge in the Midland Railway Engineer's Department.  The 174ft bridge was constructed in 1872 on the skew, with three arches of 30ft span and is 55ft above water level. Figure 8 is an official drawing of bridge No 27.

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 238740

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Plate 24 shows the north end of Stainforth Tunnel. The Tunnel is 120 yards long is often referred to as Taitlands which has rock side walls and a brick arch faced at each end with stone.  

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 238610

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Plate 23 is an image showing the south portal of Stainforth Tunnel (SCRCA Structure ref 238660) but does also include a view of the wrought-iron aqueduct, built in 1875. 

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 238660

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Plate 23 shows the south end of Stainforth Tunnel in 1984.  The Tunnel is 120 yards long is often referred to as Taitlands which has rock side walls and a brick arch faced at each end with stone.  The southern approach passes beneath a wrought-iron aqueduct, (SCRCA Ref 238610 - Bridge SAC/19 - Aquaduct (Stream) ) built in 1875.

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 238230

Created on 10 Jan 2015.

Plate 21 shows Stainforth Siding in April 1955, looking north. The signal box is an LMS patten all-timber box, constructed in 1950 which replaced a Midland box of 1898.  The 1950 box contained a 20 lever Midland tappet frame (6in centres) recovered from Ashchurch.  Closure of the signal box finally took place on 29 September 1963. Plate 22 shows the 1898 signal box.  The box was a standard Midland box 16ft 6ins x 11ft 6in x 8ft with a 16 lever tumbler frame. Figure 6 is a diagram of the layout… Read more

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236800

Created on 6 Jan 2015.

Plates 19 - 20 - are photographs of Church Viaduct over the B6480. Plate 19 is a view from the west; Plate 20 is from the east.

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236490

Created on 6 Jan 2015.

Figure 5: A drawing of the No 1 (large) type of building for Settle and Carlisle railway stations.  Drawing shows elevations from platform and from approach road. Figure 76: A plan and elevations of a No 2 (medium) style of station building for the Settle and Carlisle Railway, taken from an official drawing.  This includes drawings of the end elevation which applies also to the No 1 (Large) station building such as at Settle Station.

SCRCA Primary Reference: Sketch of Blea Moor Naphtha Hut by Alan King

Created on 6 Jan 2015.

The sketch below was drawn by the late Alan King (Assistant Chief Civil Engineer, London Midland Region, British Rail). It now forms part of the collection of Bob Swallow and it is reproduced here with his kind permission. The date of the sketch is uncertain, but the information regarding materials, dimensions, relative positioning and interior layout are all useful. Sketch of the Naphtha Hut near the south portal of Blea Moor Tunnel by Alan King (courtesy of the Bob Swallow Collection). 

SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 3) for 236440

Created on 6 Jan 2015.

The 1911 MR landplan shows an unlabelled structure at this location.

SCRCA Note: timber-built former 'office' replaced by a modern garden shed

Created on 6 Jan 2015.

This structure record relates to an 'office' known to have existed on the site from as early as 1911 until at least 1968. Photographs taken between circa 1925 and circa 1968 show it as a timber-built structure, with the gable ends facing the running lines and station approach road / car-park / yard. This structure was demolished at some point after 1968 and a modern garden shed now stands in roughly the same location.

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236440

Created on 6 Jan 2015.

Figure 3: Schematic track plan "based upon information from a 1926 LMS rating plan" shows the relative location of this structure and labels it as an "Office". Plate 7: B&W photograph dated circa 1925, taken looking north-east, includes a fraction of the western gable end of this structure. Plate 10: B&W photograph dated 1939, taken looking north, includes part of the south elevation of this structure. Plate 17: B&W photograph dated 1968, taken looking north-west), includes the… Read more

SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of MR 1912 Land Plan Sheet 20 for Structure 249210

Created on 5 Jan 2015.

Figure 1: Extract from a Midland Railway land plan (sheet 2, dated 1912) showing ​​​​​​the location of Blea Moor Tunnel Naphtha Store. A small structure, rectangular in plan and labelled 'Naphtha Store', is clearly shown on sheet 20 of the 1911 set of Midland Railway Company 'land plans' - see extract, right or below. This structure is located at the foot of the western retaining wall (between the retaining wall and the 'Down' - i.e. northbound main running line), immediately to the north of… Read more

August 2014

SCRCA Note: May have originally been a navvy hut

Created on 22 Aug 2014.

This timber-walled structure MAY have been an 'improved' (and probably re-located) navvy hut. It is very similar in overall design / appearance to the navvy huts visible in photographs taken at the time the Settle-Carlisle Railway was being constructed.

SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of Britain from Above Website for Carlisle Citadel Station

Created on 22 Aug 2014.

Five aerial photographs taken in 1928 feature all or part of Carlisle Citadel Station - see: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw040207 http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025039 http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025040 http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025043 http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw025046

April 2014

SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of Mitchell (1989) for 247785 and 247790

Created on 30 Apr 2014.

In his “How they built the Settle-Carlisle railway” (published by Castleberg in 1989, reprinted in 2001), W.R. Mitchell quotes the following from contemporary accounts relating to the brick works and associated clay pits at Batty Green (Ribblehead): Source: Lancaster Guardian (1871) The brick-making establishment (at Batty Green) is under the management of Mr. Rixon. The brick works cover a large space of moorland and consist of extensive drying sheds, ovens, a large patent brick-making machine… Read more

SCRCA Primary Reference: 1875 Midland Railway Co. landplan showing the location of Mr Ashwell's Yard

Created on 30 Apr 2014.

This facsimile of a land plan entitled "Midland Railway. (Additional Powers) Plan of Additional Lands at Ingleton Road. West Riding of the County of York." (scale: two-and-a-half chains to one inch) was kindly supplied for SCRCA Project use by Peter Robinson (Chairman of the Cumbrian Railways Association) on February 19th 2013 subject to the source of the document being credited to "the collection of the Cumbrian Railways Association held at the Cumbria County Record Centre at Kendal (Ref WDSO/… Read more

SCRCA Note: Background notes on the Tufa Screen

Created on 8 Apr 2014.

What is tufa (and how / why is it formed)? Textbook definitions include: "Tufa: n. a chemical sedimentary rock of calcium carbonate, precipitated by evaporation; it commonly occurs as an incrustation around the mouth of a spring or along a stream."Source: "Collins Dictionary of Geology" (Harper Collins Publishers, 2004) "Colour: White, yellow, red, brown.Texture: Compact to earthy; friable.Structure: Tufa is a porous or spongy rock . . .Mineralogy: Principally calcite; impirities of iron oxides… Read more

February 2014

SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Mitchell, W.R. (1989) for Bridge SAC/14 - Christie's Footbridge.

Created on 20 Feb 2014.

The following extract from Wildman's Almanac (Settle) appears on page 12 of Mitchell, W.R: “How they built the Settle-Carlisle railway”, Castleberg (1989): "The line [near Langcliffe] enters a solid blue limestone cutting at the entrance of which a pretty light iron girder bridge is finished for the footpath leading from Langcliffe to Langcliffe Place and Mills: it is also spanned in two places by "fly-arches" which start from the solid rock and are about 42ft span. In this cutting are a few… Read more

SCRCA Note: Settle Station Signal Box is now Listed Grade II

Created on 9 Feb 2014.

Settle Station Signal Box is one of two signal boxes within the SCRCA that were selected for assessment for listing by John Minnis in "Railway Signal Boxes: A Review" (English Heritage - now known as Historic England, 2012). This recommendation was accepted and Settle Station Signal Box was granted Grade II listed status on 14-Aug-2013. The news was announced by English Heritage on 20th November 2013 in an article entitled ""North Of England's Railway Heritage Recognised". This article is… Read more

SCRCA Note: Garsdale Signal Box is now Listed Grade II

Created on 9 Feb 2014.

Garsdale Signal Box is one of two signal boxes within the SCRCA that were selected for assessment for listing by John Minnis in "Railway Signal Boxes: A Review" (English Heritage - now known as Historic England, 2012). This recommendation was accepted and Garsdale Signal Box was granted Grade II listed status on 14-Aug-2013. The news was announced by English Heritage on 20th November 2013 in an article entitled ""North Of England's Railway Heritage Recognised". This article is available online… Read more

December 2013

SCRCA Note regarding the private nature of New Biggin station

Created on 18 Dec 2013.

Please note that New Biggin Station is no longer served by any passenger trains. The former main station building / booking office is now a privately owned residential property. There is no public access to any part of the former station area and no part of the former main station building is visible from a public right of way. No attempt should be made to acess this site unless prior permission has been obtained from the current property owners. SCRCA Team Members have visited the site with… Read more