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January 2015
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 259690 Created on 27 January 2015. Figure 36 is a diagram of the track layout at Ais Gill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1913 and an LMS survey of 1938. Plate 100 is a context view of the summit of the line at Ais Gill taken on 29 July 1965. The lie-by sidings were provided for the refuge of slower trains. The platelayers' hut is in front of the signal box.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 259670 Created on 27 January 2015. Figure 36 is a diagram of the track layout at Ais Gill, based upon information from a Midland Railway survey of 1913 and an LMS survey of 1938. Plate 100 is a context view of the summit of the line at Ais Gill taken on 29 July 1965. The lie-by sidings were provided for the refuge of slower trains. Plate 102 is Ais Gill in May 1961 with the buffers of the down lie-by siding in the foreground.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 259630 Created on 27 January 2015. Figure 36 shows the track layout at Ais Gill based on information from a Midland Railway survey of 1913 and an LMS survey of1938. The culvert is towards the left on the diagram.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 258530 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 99 is a view of the northern opening of Shotlock tunnel. The southern opening of this 106yd long tunnel is clearly visible in this image.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 258470 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 97 shows the southern opening of Shotlock tunnel in 1938. The 106yd long tunnel was cut through boulder clay and took two years to construct. Stone was used throughout. (The need for a tunnel at this location can be questioned on examining the shallowness of the hillside through which the tunnel passes.) Plate 98 is a view from the east of the typical Midland Railway practice of providing surface water drainage from above the tunnel. Similar drainage is provided on... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257890 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 96 is a view from the south east of Grisedale Crossing on 21 October 1984. Unique on the line is the plate-girder footbridge of 1936. This replaced a timber structure which was originally provided in 1886.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257690 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 95 shows Lunds Viaduct looking north on 1 May 1966. The all-stone viaduct is 103yds long and stands 63ft above the valley. Each of the five arches has a span of 45ft. The platelayer's hut in the foreground does not appear on the SCRCA Project draft structure list.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257650 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 94 shows the northen end of Moorcock tunnel (see SCRCA structure 257530) in the background and in the middle of the image the protective walls above Bridge 120 - Lunds. Plate 95 is an image looking north showing Lunds Viaduct - Bridge 121 (see SCRCA structure 257690) as the main structure. However also in the shot is Bridge 120 - Lunds under the first carriage behind the engine...
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257530 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 94 shows the northen end of the Moorcock Tunnel on 21 October 1984.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257490 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 93 shows the southern end of Moorcock Tunnel on 15 May 1959. The comparatively short tunnel (only 98yds long) is constructed on a curve with stone side walls, wings and arch and was cut through clay.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257270 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 91 shows the Moorcock Road Company houses, pictured in 1970. It is a row of six cottages built to house Company employees. Slates were added as protection to the gable end and front of the first cottage.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257260 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 90 shows the Moorcock Road Bridge on 21 October 1984 from the west. This 39ft 6in skew arch bridge carries the railway over the Hawes to Sedbergh road. This is another example of the arch-relieved wing walls in this all-stone structure built in 1872. Plate 92 shows the bridge from the north west in May 1982.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 257050 Created on 22 January 2015. Plate 89 is a context view from the north east showing Dandrymire Viaduct, sometimes referred to as Moorcock Viaduct. Dandry Mire was the site of Moorcock Viaduct, which was created following problems encountered trying to produce the originally planned embankment. For months, earth was tipped, but sank into the moss. Finally in 1871 , the seat of the embankment was drained and a trench was cut into the peat to find solid bottom for the foundation of a viaduct. The resulting 227yd long... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 254370 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 69 is a typical winter image from October 1963 looking north. In the foreground is Bridge 99 (see SCRCA structure 253890) in course of reconstruction. On the hill above the tunnel mouth the irregular outline of a spoil heap can be seen adjacent to a ventilating shaft (see SCRCA structure 254360 and 254370).
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 254360 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 69 is a typical winter image from October 1963 looking north. In the foreground is Bridge 99 (see SCRCA structure 253890) in course of reconstruction. On the hill above the tunnel mouth the irregular outline of a spoil heap can be seen adjacent to a ventilating shaft (see SCRCA structure 254360 and 254370).
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 255910 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 75 is an image taken on 28 July 1959 (through Bridge 108 - Metcalfe's - see SCRCA structure 255790) of the Garsdale water troughs. This is another of the comparatively few bridges constructed entirely of brick. Plate 76 is a view also from 28 July 1959 looking north from the top of the 43,000 gallon water tank serving the water troughs (see SCRCA structure 255900), which was... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 255900 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 75 is an image taken on 28 July 1959 looking north (through Bridge 108 - Metcalfe's - see SCRCA structure 255790) of the Garsdale water troughs. This is another of the comparatively few bridges constructed entirely of brick. The water troughs' tower can be seen on the right of the line. Plate 76 is a view also from 28 July 1959 looking north from the top of the 43,000 gallon water tank serving the water troughs, which was... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 255790 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 75 is an image taken on 28 July 1959 through Bridge 108 - Metcalfe's of the Garsdale water troughs. This is another of the comparatively few bridges constructed entirely of brick.
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 254920 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 73 is a view looking north taken from above the northern portal of Rise Hill Tunnel (see SCRCA structure 254840) on 1 October 1957. The Platelayer's Hut can be seen on the left adjacent to Bridge 102 - Handleys (see SCRCA Structure 254950).
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 254950 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 73 is a view looking north taken from above the northern portal of Rise Hill Tunnel (see SCRCA structure 254840) on 1 October 1957. Bridge 102 can be seen adjacent to the Platelayers' Hut (see SCRCA structure 254920). Plate 74 is a detail view of Bridge 102 in October 1984. The bridge is officially known as Handleys. It shows the typically constructed segmentally-arched... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 254840 Created on 20 January 2015. Figure 31 is an official drawing of the northern portal of Rise Hill Tunnel which runs for 1,213yds through fells which stretch from Rise Hill to Mossdale Moor. The tunnel has stone side walls and arch at each end and stone and brick side walls and a brick arch wall between. The two ventilation shafts (deepest 147ft) were used during construction to form additional headings. At the time of building, the tunnel was known variously as Cowgill or Black Moss. Plate 71 is a detail view... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 253920 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 69 is a typical winter image from October 1963 looking north. In the foreground is Bridge 99 (see SCRCA structure 253890) in course of reconstruction. On the hill above the tunnel mouth the irregular outline of a spoil heap can be seen adjacent to a ventilating shaft (see SCRCA structure 254360 and 254370). The fogman's hut,... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 253890 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 69 is a typical winter image from October 1963 looking north towards Rise Hill Tunnel south portal (see SCRCA structure 254130). In the foreground is Bridge 99 in course of reconstruction. The original stone arch of 1873 had to be rebuilt. To allow continuance of traffic, temporary weighbeams were inserted whilst work proceeded beneath. It is likely that the work was conducted by staff from Skipton District Engineer's Office. The... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 254480 Created on 20 January 2015. Plate 69 is a typical winter image looking north in October 1963. In the foreground is Bridge 99 (see SCRCA structure 253890) in course of reconstruction. On the hill above the tunnel mouth the irregular outline of a spoil heap can be seen adjacent to a ventilating shaft (see SCRCA structure 254360 and 254370). Figure 31 is an... Read more
SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 253460 Created on 18 January 2015. Figure 27 shows the track layout at Dent Station based on information from Midland Railway surveys of 1876 and 1913. In 1964 the up lie-by was recovered and, coincidentally with signal box closure (1981), the sidings on the down side and the crossover were removed. Plate 68 is a view from the south from the end of the platform of the Coal Road over bridge (No 96). The use of brick construction for the entire bridge was comparatively rare at the southern end of the line. The down... Read more

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