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SCRCA Secondary Reference: Review of Anderson & Fox (1986) for 290840Created on 9 November 2012. Figure 65 is the trackplan for Long Meg Sidings from a Midland Railway Survey of 1912 and this shows a signal box on the 'Up' side to the north of the siding turnout (see SCRCA Structure 290930). Figure 66 is the trackplan based on an LMS landplan dated 1927 and no signal box is shown - the caption states that the sidings were controlled via a "covered lever stage (ground-frame)" at this period. Plate 174 is a photograph of... Read more |
SCRCA Primary Reference: Review of 1911 Midland Railway Land Plan (Sheet 75) for 290840Created on 9 November 2012. There is no signal box or other structure marked at this location. A signal box is shown a little further north on the 'up' side at 290 miles 74 chains - see Structure ID 290930. |
SCRCA Knowledge Base for Ribblehead StationCreated on 22 October 2012. A few years after the station opened, the vicar of Ingleton parish church began holding religious services for the local community in the waiting room and a harmonium was provided to accompany the singing. In 1938, Ribblehead station was used to collect meteorological data and regular weather reports were sent to the Ministry of Defense (the weather-forecasting arm of which later became the Met. Office). The Station Master and other members of station staff received special training for these... Read more |