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SCRCA Primary Reference: Newspaper reports relating to Lazonby Auction MartCreated on 11 October 2026. Lazonby Auction Mart was established in 1876 to take advantage of the recently opened Settle & Carlisle Railway. The event was recorded in several local newspapers, including the following: Cumberland & Westmorland Herald, Saturday 26 August 1876 (page 4)
OPENING OF THE AUCTION MART AT LAZONBY. |
SCRCA Knowledge Base for Ribblehead Transfer SidingsCreated on 1 October 2026. During the initial stages of its creation and operation, Ribblehead Quarry would almost certainly have used the goods yard at Ribblehead station, although this was inconveniently located on the opposite side of the railway (beside the 'up' line). In 1945, a short, single-track siding was installed on the 'down' side to serve H. Austin’s limeworks (which was located at Ribblehead Quarry). In 1949, plans were... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Article entitled "The Ais Gill signalbox" from the Wyvern journalCreated on 1 September 2025. The following is a facsimile reproduction and full transcript of an article that appeared on pages 20-23 of the Winter 1982-83 edition (issue no. 52) of the Midland Railway Trust's journal 'Wyvern'. The photographs have not been reproduced separately as they can be viewed on the page facsimiles. Pages scanned from the original journalImage 1 ... Read more |
Correspondence relating to the purchase of Ais Gill signal box by the Midland Railway TrustCreated on 1 September 2025. The five items of correspondence below provide a valuable insight into the process by which the Midland Railway Trust Ltd. purchased Ais Gill signal box from British Rail in 1982. MIDLAND RAILWAY TRUST LTD Date 13-9-81... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Article from Steam World Magazine entitled "The Saving of Ais Gill Signal Box"Created on 1 September 2025. The article cited below is a detailed and fascinating first hand account of the process by which the Midland Railway Trust Ltd. purchased Ais Gill signal box from British Rail in 1982 then, over a five day period from 23rd to 27th August of the same year, dismantled it and transported it to the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley in Derbyshire (where it still resides). "The Saving of Ais Gill Signal Box, by Melvyn Chamberlain (who bought it from BR for... Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Memories of Lazonby Sand Pit Sidings from W.R. Mitchell's booksCreated on 30 June 2025. Mitchell, W.R.: "Men of the Settle-Carlisle: Railwaymen talk to W.R. Mitchell" (Dalesman Books, 1985)Pages 56-57 Steam trains used dry sand, fed directly on to the rails to obtain a grip in "slape" conditions. The sand at Lazonby was clean and coarse enough to provide grip and was of such a quality as to run freely from the sand boxes to the discharge pipe. Lazonby Sand Hole was therefore a famous feature of the line. When Norman Dobson started in 1925, sand... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Review of primary & secondary sources for Lazonby Tunnel (Bridge SAC/305)Created on 11 February 2025. Contract Plan Extract from sheet 14 of the Midland Railway Company's book of contract plans entitled "Settle to Carlisle Railway 2".This extract is being shared under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (https://... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Newspaper reports relating to the Express Dairy Company at ApplebyCreated on 25 January 2025. Newspaper article transcripts Penrith Observer, 1 April 1930NORTH WESTMORLAND MILK. NEW OUTLET TO LONDON. A Boon to Local Producers. To-day there begins at Appleby a scheme of milk collection and despatch which will have far-reaching affects in North Westmorland in regard to the production and sale of milk, and when the scheme develops, in the course of the summer, it is hoped that there will be an outlet for all... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Drawing of Bridge SKW1/39 dated August 1911 (RFB12354)Created on 12 January 2025. Drawing of Bridge SKW1/39 dated August 1911.To view a larger version (2400px wide, 971KB), click / tap on the thumbnail. This drawing[1] was produced by the Midland Railway Company for the project to reconstruct Bridge SKW1/39 (which carries the railway over Long Preston Beck). It contains a wealth of... Read more |
SCRCA Memory by Jamie Guest: The operation of Hellifield Coal StageCreated on 4 November 2024. The following memory was provided in response to a social media post featuring the Hellifield coal stage and Jamie has kindly given us permission to quote it here: I remember watching Locos being coaled there while changing trains as a boy. The coal was shovelled into special little tubs that ran on rails at right angles to the wagon. The rails had ends that curved up at right angles so that the tubs tipped over and the coal went into... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of the Bradford Observer, 27 June 1872 for Bridges SAC/117 & SAC/118Created on 11 June 2024. The following contemporary account appeared in the 27th June 1872 edition of the Bradford Observer and it recounts a visit by the writer to the Garsdale Head area. Just beyond the junction with Hawes branch there occurs one of the heaviest embankments on the whole of the main line, - the Moorcock bank, as the contractors term it. It is upwards of 700 yards in length, 51 feet at its highest, and with an average height of 40 feet. At least 300,000 cubic yards of material will be... Read more |
SCRCA Note: New waiting shelters at Long Preston railway station, Feb-Mar 2024Created on 24 March 2024. The two waiting shelters at Long Preston railway station were replaced with new versions during late February / early March 2024. The new structures are more substantial than the old ones and the project has significantly improved the appearance of this pleasantly situated rural station, which lies adjacent to the Long Preston Conservation Area and within the Settle & Carlisle Railway Conservation Area... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Repairs to Little Salkeld Viaduct (Bridge SAC/296) in 2015-16Created on 10 March 2024. In 2015 the viaduct's masonry was renovated as part of the never-ending cycle of inspection and maintenance. This project included: the partial replacement of some of the arch ring brickwork (to address 'spalling' that had reached a depth of up to 190mm); the re-pointing of open joints in the spandrel walls (to prevent further deterioration); and a series of stitch repairs (to address cracking and joint fractures).When the Eden Brows landslip forced the closure of the north end of... Read more |
SCRCA Note: The fatal railway accident near Little Salkeld on 19th January 1918Created on 9 February 2024. Figure 1: Map showing the location of the railway accident that occurred on 19 January 1918 near Little Salkeld. Bridge SAC/300 is labelled with [A] and the site of the landslip is labelled with [B]. The map is oriented in the normal manner (north at the top). The base map is an extract from Ordnance Survey sheet NY53NA (published... Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Mitchell & Fox "Hellifield and the Railway" for the station bookstallCreated on 3 February 2024. In his book "Hellifield and the Railway" (published by Castleberg in 1991), W.R. Mitchell recounts some of the stories he'd heard over many decades while chatting to railwaymen. The following is relevant to the Hellifield bookstall & news kiosk: Pages 38 & 40: Jim Antell, starting as boy at the bookstall at the age of 13, received half-a-crown a week. In summer, two boys were employed by the manager. One boy delivered... Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Mitchell "Life on the Settle-Carlisle Railway" for Hellifield Station BookstallCreated on 3 February 2024. In his book "Life on the Settle-Carlisle Railway" (published by Dalesman in 1984), W.R. Mitchell records some of the stories he'd heard over many decades while chatting to railwaymen. Two of these stories (from different unidentified sources) are relevant to the Hellifield bookstall & news kiosk: Page 45: The was also a platform bookstall. ... A man who recalls starting in the service of Smith's at the age of 13 – at a wage... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Enabling legislation for Appleby South JunctionCreated on 4 January 2024. Appleby South Junction (the southern link between the North Eastern and Midland lines) required additional legislation and this was provided via section 4, subsection 10 of the Midland Railway (Additional Powers) Act, 1875, which received Royal Assent on 29 June 1875. The relevant text is as follows: 4. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Company may make and maintain, in the lines and according to the levels shown on the deposited plans and sections... Read more |
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Baughan “North of Leeds ...” (1966) for Appleby South JunctionCreated on 3 January 2024. Source: Peter E. Baughan, “North of Leeds: the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line and its branches” , Roundhouse Books (1966). On page 191, Baughan states that Joseph Firbank was awarded the contract to construct the Appleby South Junction line on 4 April 1875 and that the price agreed was £8,346. On page 192, Baughan states that: this short section of railway was "about 3/4 mile in length", the construction of the south junction & associated link lines was delayed by a... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Contemporary accounts relating to Appleby South JunctionCreated on 3 January 2024. Penrith Observer, 16th February 1875We are informed that the Midland and North Eastern Railway Companies have decided to erect a passenger station at Appleby which will meet the requirements of both. A loop line will connect the North Eastern Railway with the Midland at the north and south approaches. This arrangement will prove advantageous to both companies, and it will be appreciated by passengers. Birmingham Daily Gazette, Wednesday 14 February 1877MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of Midland Railway contract plan for Taitlands.Created on 20 December 2023. This extract from an undated Midland Railway contract plan depicts a cutting (rather than a tunnel) through the grounds of Taitlands. It has been uploaded here courtesy of the Midland Railway Study Centre (reference 88-1997-5_5.5) and it is shared subject to the... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Partial collapse of Battlebarrow Embankment, near Bridge SAC/239 (Appleby)Created on 27 November 2023. Figure 1 The site of the main 1924-5 landslide as it appeared on November 21st (top) & 28th (bottom), 2023. To the north of Appleby Station, the Settle & Carlisle Railway runs along the... Read more |
SCRCA Note: the 'easier access area' (aka 'Harrington Hump') on the Up platform at Horton-in-Ribblesdale stationCreated on 13 November 2023. Image 1 The 'Harrington Hump' on the Up platform at Horton-in-Ribblesdale station on 24 March 2014.Horton-in-Ribblesdale station lies on a relatively tight curve and the associated cant (sideways lean) of the tracks has... Read more |
SCRCA Note: Planning Application 22/0622 for conversion to two holiday apartmentsCreated on 31 October 2023. On 17 August 2022, a planning application relating to the former booking office building at Langwathby Station was received by Eden District Council for "Change of use from class E to class C1 and construction of a single storey extension". The plans and associated documentation are available online by searching for Planning application number 22/0622 at the following URL: |
SCRCA Note: The 1910 Hawes Junction DisasterCreated on 21 October 2023. Figure 1: Map showing the approximate location of the accident. The map is oriented in the normal manner (north at the top). The base map is an extract from the Ordnance Survey’s Yorkshire Sheet L.SW (Revised: 1907, Published: 1913) and it is reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland (... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of newspaper articles for Petteril Bridge Rifle Range & Mission HallCreated on 11 October 2023. The following is a representative selection of articles from Carlisle-based newspapers that relate to the Midland Railway Company's mission hall and associated rifle range at Petteril Bridge, Carlisle. The first extract has been included purely to provide some context. (It suggests that, prior to the opening of the dedicated Mission Hall at Petteril Bridge, the Midland Railway Temperance Union held at least some of its regular meetings at the nearby Durran Hill... Read more |
