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January 2015
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242550 Created on 10 January 2015. 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 31 is... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242540 Created on 10 January 2015. 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.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242530 Created on 10 January 2015. 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.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242500 Created on 10 January 2015. 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.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242490 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242480 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242470 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242460 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242450 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242440 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242430 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242420 Created on 10 January 2015. 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 is... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 242410 Created on 10 January 2015. 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 240930 Created on 10 January 2015. 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 240980 Created on 10 January 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 January 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 239900 Created on 10 January 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 January 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 January 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 January 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 January 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 January 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... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 236800 Created on 6 January 2015. Plates 19 - 20 - are photographs of Marshfield Viaduct over the B6480, a structure of four arches, each being of 29ft 9in span, constructed in 1871. 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 January 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 January 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. Figure 1 ... Read more

January 2015

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