SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 306320

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Plate 220 shows Durran Hill South Sidings (/location-summaries/structure-306350) on 1 June 1963 from the windows of the signal box of the same name (/location-summaries/structure-306280) shortly after closure.  This box, brought into use on 8 November 1891, was of wood construction, measured 22ft x 11ft 6ins x 12ft, received a replacement 30 lever tappet frame (6ins centres) in 1921 and closed on 12 May 1965.  This view looking towards Carlisle, shows the sidings (/location-summaries/structure-306350), incorporating improvements implemented during World War II, and so should be compared with the track layout in Figure 91.  Duran Hill Junction signal box (/location-summaries/structure-306650) can be seen in the distance, and the larger of the cluster of buildings in the centre is the telegraph office.

Figure 91 is the track layout for Durran Hill South Sidings, based upon an LMS survey of 1942.

Figure 92 shows the track layout of Durran Hill Junction, based upon an LMS survey of 1942.  The engine shed (/location-summaries/structure-306720) closed on 16 February 1936, but re-opened as a wartime measure in 1943 for stabling engines and smokebox cleaning, and for coaling.  The lines and yard to the right are those of the ex-North Eastern Railway Company.