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SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 305190Created on 18 Oct 2015. Figure 89 shows the track layout at Scotby, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 219 is an elevation view from the north showing Scotby station. Scotby was the most northerly Midland Railway station, and served a village quite close to Carlisle which may have accounted for its early demise, on 1 February 1942. A medium-sized building was provided (/location-summaries/structure-305330). The waiting shelter on the ‘up’ platform (/location-summaries/structure-… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 305350Created on 18 Oct 2015. Figure 89 shows the track layout at Scotby, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 219 is an elevation view from the north showing Scotby station. Scotby was the most northerly Midland Railway station, and served a village quite close to Carlisle which may have accounted for its early demise, on 1 February 1942. A medium-sized building was provided (/location-summaries/structure-305330). The waiting shelter on the ‘up’ platform, although of a design to be found… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 305330Created on 18 Oct 2015. Figure 89 shows the track layout at Scotby, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 219 is an elevation view from the north showing Scotby station. Scotby was the most northerly Midland Railway station, and served a village quite close to Carlisle which may have accounted for its early demise, on 1 February 1942. A medium-sized building was provided. The waiting shelter on the ‘up’ platform (/location-summaries/structure-305350), although of a design to be found… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 304110Created on 12 Oct 2015. Plate 218 shows the row of four cottages built for employees at Cumwhinton. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 304150Created on 12 Oct 2015. Plate 216 is another image from the south but this time the south-west on 16 July 1955 - probably also taken form the public over bridge, south of the station (/location-summaries/structure-304120). Note the poster boards still bearing the legend LMS (some eight years after nationalisation of the railways). The station closed completely on 5 November 1956. The signal box can be seen in the distance (/location-summaries/structure-304240). |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 304210Created on 12 Oct 2015. Plate 215 is an elevation view from the south-east of Cumwhinton, circa 1955. Pictured from the public over bridge (/location-summaries/structure-304120), south of the station, it shows a medium-sized building (/location-summaries/structure-304140), well-maintained, and complete with all freed bargeboards. The goods facilities here were more in keeping with those provided in smaller stations (/location-summaries/structure-304220). Note the position of the signal box to the north of the… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 304140Created on 12 Oct 2015. Plate 215 is an elevation view from the south-east of Cumwhinton, circa 1955. Pictured from the public over bridge (/location-summaries/structure-304120), south of the station, it shows a medium-sized building, well-maintained, and complete with all freed bargeboards. The goods facilities here were more in keeping with those provided in smaller stations (/location-summaries/structure-304210 and /location-summaries/structure-304220). Note the position of the signal box to the north of the… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 304240Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 86 shows the track layout for Cumwhinton, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1911. Plate 215 is an elevation view from the south-east of Cumwhinton, circa 1955. Pictured from the public over bridge (/location-summaries/structure-304120), south of the station, it shows a medium-sized building (/location-summaries/structure-304140), well-maintained, and complete with all freed bargeboards. The goods facilities here were more in keeping with those provided in smaller… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 304120Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 86 shows the track layout for Cumwhinton, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1911. Plate 215 is an elevation view from the south-east of Cumwhinton, circa 1955. Pictured from the public over bridge, south of the station, it shows a medium-sized building (/location-summaries/structure-304140), well-maintained, and complete with all freed bargeboards. The goods facilities here were more in keeping with those provided in smaller stations (/location-summaries/structure… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 303160Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 85 is the track layout at Beaty's Siding(/location-summaries/structure-303130), based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. This is another example of a small private siding controlled from a small lever frame. The key to the frame was kept at the Howe and Company's Siding cabin, and the siding was for the use of the Crown Brick and Tile Co. It was out of use in 1932 and recovered in 1935. The narrow guage tramway passing beneath bridge No 342 connected the… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 303130Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 85 is the track layout at Beaty's Siding, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. This is another example of a small private siding controlled from a small lever frame. The key to the frame was kept at the Howe and Company's Siding cabin, and the siding was for the use of the Crown Brick and Tile Co. It was out of use in 1932 and recovered in 1935. The narrow guage tramway passing beneath bridge No 342 (/location-summaries/structure-303160) connected the… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 303010Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 82 is the track layout for the Sidings based upon information from an LMS survey of 1927. By the time, the Gotham Company of Nottingham had taken over interest in the Cocklake's alablaster works (formerly Howe & Co.). This change appeared in amendments in 1921, although there was an Agreement with the LMS, dated 14 November 1924. The signal box (/location-summaries/structure-302930) was replaced to the position shown here, in 1916. The private siding for the Thomas Hamilton… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 302930Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 82 is the track layout for the Sidings based upon information from an LMS survey of 1927. By the time, the Gotham Company of Nottingham had taken over interest in the Cocklake's alablaster works (formerly Howe & Co.). This change appeared in amendments in 1921, although there was an Agreement with the LMS, dated 14 November 1924. The signal box was replaced to the position shown here, in 1916. The private siding for the Thomas Hamilton Company,(/location-summaries/structure-303010… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 302890Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 81 is a diagram of the track layout at Howe & Company's Siding, based upon a Midland Railway survey of 6 August 1886 in connection with the provision of a private siding to the brick and tile works of Mr Claude Lonsdale. By 1912, the works of this company went under the name of the Carlisle Brick and Tile Co. Note the position of the signal box (/location-summaries/structure-302900) on the 'up' side, this box had twelve levers, two of which were spare. The connection to the siding… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 302900Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 81 is a diagram of the track layout at Howe & Company's Siding, based upon a Midland Railway survey of 6 August 1886 in connection with the provision of a private siding to the brick and tile works of Mr Claude Lonsdale. By 1912, the works of this company went under the name of the Carlisle Brick and Tile Co (/location-summaries/structure-302800). Note the position of the signal box on the 'up' side, this box had twelve levers, two of which were spare. The connection to the… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 302800Created on 12 Oct 2015. Figure 81 is a diagram of the track layout at Howe & Company's Siding, based upon a Midland Railway survey of 6 August 1886 in connection with the provision of a private siding to the brick and tile works of Mr Claude Lonsdale. By 1912, the works of this company went under the name of the Carlisle Brick and Tile Co. Note the position of the signal box (/location-summaries/structure-302900) on the 'up' side, this box had twelve levers, two of which were spare. The connection to the siding… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 301150Created on 5 Oct 2015. Figure 80 shows the track layout for Cotehill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 212 shows Cotehill Station shortly before complete closure on 7 April 1952. The main station building (/location-summaries/structure-301260) is on the left. The connection to the ‘down’ sidings can be seen on the left, the track layout diagram (Figure 80) shows two double slips, but these were replaced by plain turnouts in 1942. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 301280Created on 5 Oct 2015. Figure 80 shows the track layout for Cotehill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 212 shows Cotehill Station shortly before complete closure on 7 April 1952. The main station building (/location-summaries/structure-301260) is on the left. The connection to the ‘down’ sidings (/location-summaries/structure-301150) can be seen on the left, the track layout diagram (Figure 80) shows two double slips, but these were replaced by plain turnouts in 1942. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 301260Created on 5 Oct 2015. Figure 80 shows the track layout for Cotehill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 212 shows Cotehill Station shortly before complete closure on 7 April 1952. The main station building is on the left. The connection to the ‘down’ sidings (/location-summaries/structure-301150) can be seen on the left, the track layout diagram (Figure 80) shows two double slips, but these were replaced by plain turnouts in 1942. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 301080Created on 5 Oct 2015. Figure 80 shows the track layout for Cotehill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 211 is Cotehill in 1964 showing the detached station master’s house and the terrace of four workers’ houses (/location-summaries/structure-301060). The private line to the Robinson’s Knott Hill plaster works originally passed across the field in the foreground, but all evidence had disappeared in the forty or so years from the removal of the siding in 1940. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 301060Created on 5 Oct 2015. Figure 80 shows the track layout for Cotehill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 210 is a view looking north over Cotehill Viaduct (/location-summaries/structure-301030) on 23 October 1958. Note the LMS bridge numberplate on the western parapet and the just visible painted Midland numbers on the eastern side capstone, the end stone of the coping. Above the western parapet can be seen the terrace of four workers’ houses. Plate 211 is Cotehill in 1964 showing… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 301030Created on 5 Oct 2015. Figure 80 shows the track layout for Cotehill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1912. Plate 209 shows Coleshill Viaduct - Bridge No 333 - 301 miles 3 chains. A comparatively short viaduct of 91 yards in length, it utilises construction techniques not previously seen. Stone was used for the abutments, piers, spandrel walls and parapet coping. The brick used for the arch rings was unusually not faced with stone. Brick was also used for the parapet wall on the string… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 299690Created on 5 Oct 2015. Plate 208 Is of Low House Crossing as seen from the north (/location-summaries/structure-299680). Information regarding both the box and the frame is inconclusive, but it appears that the box was constructed on 14 October 1890, and that the present frame was brought into use from 12 October 1900; this latter date would coincide with Way and Works Committee Minute No 18026, 6 July 1900, for a renewal cost of £250. The crossing gates were removed and lifting barriers were provided in 1975. … Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 299680Created on 5 Oct 2015. Plate 208 is of Low House Crossing as seen from the north. Information regarding both the box and the frame is inconclusive, but it appears that the box was constructed on 14 October 1890, and that the present frame was brought into use from 12 October 1900; this latter date would coincide with Way and Works Committee Minute No 18026, 6 July 1900, for a renewal cost of £250. The crossing gates were removed and lifting barriers were provided in 1975. Although the road crosses the railway on… Read more |