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To serve as a reminder (and for those who didn't find them ages ago) there are three (very soon to be four) sets of S&C images on my flickr site:

 

Settle and Carlisle part 1, Settle Junction to Ribblehead is a set in my Yorkshire Railway Archive at: http://www.flickr.co...57626316966696/

 

It also has sets on Skipton to Settle and the Grassington branch).

 

Then:

 

Settle and Carlisle Dent Head to Kirkby Stephen and

 

S&C Kirkby Stehen to Culgaith are both in my North West Railway Archive at: http://www.flickr.co...57626236485270/

 

In a day or two a further set will appear in along with these covering Armathwaite to Carlisle.

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Some sad shots of the demolition (on H&S grounds I believe) of Hangman's Bridge:

 

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Apologies for the poorer image quality - these were sent to me by my late father who was still on dial-up internet and had to compress the file sizes! But part of the historic record of the line I guess.

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I hope nobody minds my just banging more and more shots on here - if they get repetitive just let me know!

 

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As you can tell, I have a particular affection for KSW, as my parents moved there in 1990. One of my favourite places on the planet. If I had the space, I would model KSW to scale, probably in P4 as my ultimate train set. Unfortunately I don't have the space, so more likely to be Outon Road style finescale OO for now - more on these plans later.

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Wonderfully atmosperic photos chaps!

Thanks for postiing and keep em coming please!

Cheers,

John E.

 

Yes, I fully endorse John's sentiments! This is a real abundance of riches and an absolute boon to the modeller.

 

Does anyone have photos showing the signalling around Kirkby Stephen West? I've pretty much worked it out but anything additional would be helpful. Having said that, I'll be back up there in a month, so I can see for myself!!

 

Cheers,

 

Jeff

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Does anyone have photos showing the signalling around Kirkby Stephen West? I've pretty much worked it out but anything additional would be helpful. Having said that, I'll be back up there in a month, so I can see for myself!!

 

Cheers,

 

Jeff

 

I don't think I have anything better than I've already posted, but I'll have another look when the pc's on next.

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The view from my office

 

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The Frame

 

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Just a quick note to say all photo's taken during my training period.

 

The Up siding where the Thunderbird is stabled is usually used for tamper stabling and RRV access, the down siding point work got relaid in 2007.

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Some very nice pics there. I took a lot at Kirkby Stephen around 1999-2000 when I was doing the research for my own layout of the ststion. I notice on the pics above that the small concrete building which used to stand at the end of what was oroiginally the cattle dock has now been demolished. A bit sad really as it was part of the history of the station. I'm not sure what it was used for, but it may have been the sawdust store for the cattle dock.

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I,ve made a few copies from old 6x4 prints taken mostly on the northern part of the line. The quality isn't wonderful but hopefully they may be of some use...?

I haven't bothered captioning them but let me know if anyone wants any extra information.

Most date from the late 1980s with a few general lineside views taken for reference when building S+C 1979-83.

 

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There used to be a tall lattice on the up, before the platforms, certainly there in the 1970s, I think it lasted until the 1990s ?

See my photograph of the up Cumbrian Mountain Express in February 1983 on the Railscot site.

 

http://www.railbrit.co.uk/location.php?photographer=Bill_Jamieson&loc=Kirkby+Stephen

 

Bill

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Here are a few more pics of the S&C. I got a track pass back in 1967, and here are a few of the (literally) hundreds of photographs I took then and what I have collected over the years. Doesn't seem like 45 years, although they were taken by a cheapo camera in dreadful weather'

Anyway, see what you make of them.

Kirkby Stephen looking N 1967 IMG.pdf

Kirkby Stephen 1967 IMG.pdf

Kirkby Stephen 1967 2 IMG.pdf

Garsdale 1967 IMG.pdf

Garsdale 1967 IMG.pdf

N-portal Blea Moor 1967 IMG.pdf

banner repeater Blea Moor 1967 IMG.pdf

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