Barnard Castle goods branch

[stevejjjexcov]

Peter Waltons book Stainmore and Eden valley railways has an o.r. map of the goods branch at Barnard Castle. Does any one know of any other books or posts that contain pictures of the yard? It looks as if it might be a starting point for a small layout. Any info welcome

Thanks Steve

[lakeview770]

Derek Siddel may be worth contacting as he was the driving force behind the Train Simulator 2016 route The Weardale & Teasdale Network   http://dereksiddle.blogspot.com  although the TS2016 route ends at Barnard Castle he may be able to give you pointers?

 

Andy

[Silver Sidelines]

There is a Dalesman publication about the Stainmoor Railway which has amongst other things, track plans for all the stations along and off the route.  I had this problem last time someone was asking and after looking in all the usual places - I cannot find the book.  It is only a small paperback, When and if I find it again I will copy the front sheet.

 

Regards

 

Ray

[pH]

There is a Dalesman publication about the Stainmoor Railway which has amongst other things, track plans for all the stations along and off the route.  I had this problem last time someone was asking and after looking in all the usual places - I cannot find the book.  It is only a small paperback, When and if I find it again I will copy the front sheet.

 

Regards

 

Ray

 

Is it 'The Stainmore Railway' by K.Hoole, published by Dalesman Publishing in 1973? If so, there are several on Abebooks just now - http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=18481394566&searchurl=pn%3Ddalesman%26bi%3D0%26ds%3D30%26sts%3Dt%26bx%3Doff%26sortby%3D5%26kn%3Dstainmore%26recentlyadded%3Dall

[Silver Sidelines]

Hi pH (7?)

 

Yes - that's the chap.  I didn't realise it was so valuable (or old).  Same age as our Triumph 1500 - I know which is in the better condition - if I can find it.

 

Regards

 

Ray

[Edwardian]

This?

 

Quote:

 

The line was built by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway opening on 9th July 1856 with intermediate stations at Broomielaw, Winston, Gainford & Piercebridge. The terminus at Darlington only lasted five years.  In 1856 the South Durham & Lancashire Railway proposed a line from Bishop Auckland to Tebay via Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen but only the western section was built with the Company receiving its Bill in 1857.  The line opened on 8th August 1861 from a second terminus at Barnard Castle to a junction with the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway at Tebay with intermediate stations at Lartington, Bowes, Barras, Kirkby Stephen, Ravenstondale & Gaisgill.

The two stations at Barnard Castle were some distance apart necessitating a long walk. To alleviate this, the SD & LR station became a through station on 1.5.1862 and on the same day the original terminus was closed to passengers. After closure to passengers the station remained in use as a goods depot.

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/barnard_castle/index0.shtml

 

RCTS also has a couple of older pictures: https://www.rcts.org.uk/features/archive/search.htm?company=&subtype=5&class=&location=Barnard+Castle&srch=&page=0

 

And this: http://www.railwayarchitecture.org.uk/Location/Barnard%20Castle/Barnard%20Castle%20Old%20Station.htm

[Silver Sidelines]

Just a brief reminder to those of you in foreign parts that the National Library for Scotland (NLS) has comprehensive digital images of historic OS maps both north and south of Hadrian's Wall.  For example

 

Ray

[stevejjjexcov]

Thanks to everybody for the help. I have a photo of the track plan now...just took a pic of the page in the book and enlarged it, why I didn't think of doing that before I don't know. I will put it down to advancing years.I think the plan I have must be younger than the one posted by Edwardian as there are more sidings etc. Still need to work out area required to model it though or to use it as a starting point with a few alterations

[Edwardian]

I imagine that it will be difficult to find pictures covering much of the scene represented by your map.  The old station building - the large building partially shown on the right of your map - is extant.  So too are the terraced houses to the rear. 

 

Everything else, pretty much everything you'd need to model, has vanished.  The course of the line is now another road servicing the bungaloid growth that has covered the site.   

 

That said, we have some information as to the appearance of the group of buildings to the right.  We can see that the "coal depot" will be coal drops, and I am tempted to interpret the area in the centre as livestock pens.  Just off scene to the right, Station Road entered Galgate, at the town end of which was the livestock market for many years, so the goods station would be a sensible location to handle any large volume of livestock traffic.

[stevejjjexcov]

Hi Edwardian looking at the links I had the idea that the building to the right was the old station with the buildings in the center was the goods shed witch was added to on an ad hoc basis by the NER. I agree about the coal drops. Their position would then put them close to the goods shed. Might any cattle pens have been placed on the original platform? Food for thought....thanks again for the info

Steve

[Edwardian]

I take you point; the goods shed has either to be where you say, or, it has to be the building parallel to the old station building.

 

Looking at the 1913 revision, I think it is clearer than the other maps on this point; the line appears to go through the building on the right.  The left hand structure would be the station building. The area that I earmarked as the livestock pens is not shaded in like the buildings are on both the 6" : 1 mile maps I posted.

[Porcy Mane]

There's some pics of Barnard Castle Goods Station in the John Mallon photo Collection in the Ken Hoole study Room at Darlington North road museum,

Old maps also has (Now zoomable) 1:1,250 1960's plan available.

 

https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/405257/517082/13/101329

 

P