Settle Carlisle Railway Conservation Area (SCRCA) Term definition
For the purposes of the SCRCA Project, this classification refers to historic built-in weighing scales that were installed and used at some locations to allow parcels and other small items of rail freight to be weighed (in order to calculate freight charges). This classification excludes the portable weighing devices that were used at almost all railway stations. It also excludes the large weighbridges associated with most Yard Offices.)
Example locations classified with this term
The following examples from the SCRCA Project database illustrate this location type.
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