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SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242460Created on . Figure 12 shows the track layout at Horton in Ribblesdale, based on information from a 1913 Midland Railway survey and a 1926 LMS rating plan. Delaney's became part of Settle Limes Ltd for whom additional siding accommodation was authorised in 1950 and completed in 1955. Figure 13 is the signalling diagram for Horton in Ribblesdale, based upon information available for 1977 and includes alterations in signalling due to the abolition of Selside signal box in 1975. Plate 30… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242450Created on . Figure 12 shows the track layout at Horton in Ribblesdale, based on information from a 1913 Midland Railway survey and a 1926 LMS rating plan. Delaney's became part of Settle Limes Ltd for whom additional siding accommodation was authorised in 1950 and completed in 1955. Figure 13 is the signalling diagram for Horton in Ribblesdale, based upon information available for 1977 and includes alterations in signalling due to the abolition of Selside signal box in 1975. Plate 30… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242440Created on . Figure 12 shows the track layout at Horton in Ribblesdale, based on information from a 1913 Midland Railway survey and a 1926 LMS rating plan. Delaney's became part of Settle Limes Ltd for whom additional siding accommodation was authorised in 1950 and completed in 1955. Figure 13 is the signalling diagram for Horton in Ribblesdale, based upon information available for 1977 and includes alterations in signalling due to the abolition of Selside signal box in 1975. Plate 30… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242430Created on . Figure 12 shows the track layout at Horton in Ribblesdale, based on information from a 1913 Midland Railway survey and a 1926 LMS rating plan. Delaney's became part of Settle Limes Ltd for whom additional siding accommodation was authorised in 1950 and completed in 1955. Figure 13 is the signalling diagram for Horton in Ribblesdale, based upon information available for 1977 and includes alterations in signalling due to the abolition of Selside signal box in 1975. Plate 30… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242420Created on . Figure 12 shows the track layout at Horton in Ribblesdale, based on information from a 1913 Midland Railway survey and a 1926 LMS rating plan. Delaney's became part of Settle Limes Ltd for whom additional siding accommodation was authorised in 1950 and completed in 1955. Figure 13 is the signalling diagram for Horton in Ribblesdale, based upon information available for 1977 and includes alterations in signalling due to the abolition of Selside signal box in 1975. Plate 33… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242410Created on . Figure 12 shows the track layout at Horton in Ribblesdale, based on information from a 1913 Midland Railway survey and a 1926 LMS rating plan. Delaney's became part of Settle Limes Ltd for whom additional siding accommodation was authorised in 1950 and completed in 1955. Figure 13 is the signalling diagram for Horton in Ribblesdale, based upon information available for 1977 and includes alterations in signalling due to the abolition of Selside signal box in 1975. Plate 30 is an… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 240930Created on . Plate 27 is a view from the south which shows in the distance the Helwith Bridge Signal Box. Plate 28 is an image of the Helwith Bridge box. A wood construction of 16ft 6in x 11ft 6in x 8ft, brought into use on 21 August 1896 with a twelve lever tumble frame, later increased to 13 to include the Granite Company lever frame release. Closure took place on 7 September 1969. |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 240980Created on . 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 240310Created on . 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 239900Created on . 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 239600Created on . 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 238740Created on . 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 238610Created on . 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 238660Created on . 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 238230Created on . 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… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236800Created on . 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 236490Created on . 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 Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236440Created on . 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 Secondary Reference: Review of Mitchell, W.R. (1989) for Bridge SAC/14 - Christie's Footbridge.Created on . 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 Secondary Reference: Review of Gough (1989) for 266480Created on . The following is a direct extract from page 184 of Gough, John: "The Midland Railway - A Chronology", 2nd edition, published by The Railway and Canal Historical Society (1989): "Kirkby Stephen SB: Opened 2.8.1875 // Replacement box: Opened 6.5.1894 // Re-named Kirkby Stephen West SB: [no date given] // Replacement box: Opened 27.10.1974" [NB: The 1974 replacement is Structure ID 266505.] |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Gough (1989) for 302900Created on . The following is a direct extract from page 186 of Gough, John: "The Midland Railway - A Chronology", 2nd edition, published by The Railway and Canal Historical Society (1989): "Howe & Company's Sidings SB: Opened 1876 // Re-framed 8.9.1895 // Replacement box 100 yards to the north: Opened 17.12.1916 [NB: The replacement signal box is Structure ID. 302930]: |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 298220Created on . Plate 196 is a B&W context photograph taken in 1938 from the south of the station looking north. Armathwaite Signal Box is just visible in the far distance and the run of telegraph poles leading to / from it can be seen on the 'up' side of the running lines. Plate 198 is a B&W context photograph taken "some 25 years after the opening of the line" (i.e circa 1900) from the south of the 'up' platform looking north. Armathwaite Signal Box is just visible in the far distance, as is the… Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Gough (1989) for 236390Created on . This structure in this location is not mentioned in Gough, John: "The Midland Railway - A Chronology", 2nd edition, published by The Railway and Canal Historical Society (1989). (See Structure 236340 for details of Settle Station Signal Box in its original location.) |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Gough (1989) for 308010Created on . This structure is not mentioned in Gough, John: "The Midland Railway - A Chronology", 2nd edition, published by The Railway and Canal Historical Society (1989). |