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Crosby Garrett Viaduct |
Midland Railway Cottages, Crosby Garrett |
| After Smardale the line passes through the 181 yard Crosby Garret tunnel which is cut through gritstone, limestone and chert beds of Crosby Garrett Fell. The line then and then passes over a 110 yard long, 55ft high viaduct of 6 arches which completely dominates the village below. The station at Crosby Garrett closed in about 1956 | |
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Class 66 light engine working caught between Crosby Garrett and Griseburn
Viaduct
OS grid Reference NY723116 The scarp of Wild Boar Fell can just be seen on the horizon, partially obscured by the trees on the right hand side of the picture. Griseburn Ballast Sidings were located a short distance north of the viaduct and were controlled by a signal box which opened on the 10th of December 1905. The sidings were removed in 1971 and the signal box closed on the 28th January 1981. Ballast was originally obtained from a nearby quarry but after the 1920's the sidings were used as a stabling point for loaded ballast wagons maintained ready for immediate use. |
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Griseburn
Viaduct
6 arches, 142 yards long, 74 ft high, crosses the valley of Potts Beck OS grid reference NY 713123 The railway continues to cling to the side of the fell and after passing over Griseburn Viaduct, which is faced with local red sandstone runs over gentler terrain as the high fells are left behind. |
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through the The 571 yard long Helm Tunnel and crosses the River Eden for
the first time on the ten arch 200 yds long Ormside Viaduct which marks
the final approach to the market town of Appleby.
One pier of the viaduct stands in theRiver Eden, an indication of the increasing width of the River now that the valley has opened out after the mountain section. |
Ormside Viaduct |
Ormside Station |
The station at
Ormside was an early casualty of rationalisation and closed in January
1952. A station had originally been planned to serve Asby, a short distance
to the north, instead of Ormside.
The station building at ormside was of the small type and, except for the platforms, all the structures survive today in private use. Particularly attractive is the use of contrasting stone in the station building stonework. The signal box here was opened in 1907 and was taken out of use on the 8th of march 1960. |
| Appleby
Station
16/07/00 This view looking south is taken from the down platform and shows the smaller waiting shelter. The refurbished water tower and water crane can just be seen at the far end of the platform. The station is located up a steep hill and not much further up the hill was the North Eastern Railway station of Appleby East. |
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Appleby
East station crossing
16/07/00 This is located a few hundred yards away from Appleby Station (originally Known as Appleby West). The magnificent Appleby East station building still survives at the centre of a scrap metal business. |
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The
Eden Valley branch line at Appleby East
16/07/00 This is the start of the Eden Valley Railway and 40 years ago took you East to the Durham coalfield via the junction at Kirkby Stephen East station. It is just possible to make out the line of the track between the piles of stone and the truncated edge of the old platform. The red sandstone goods shed can be seen on the left of the picture. The station building can just be seen in the centre of the picture. It is on private property so it was not possible to get a close up picture. |
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