| Year |
Date |
Event |
Validation
Source(s) |
| 1846 |
Dec
15th |
The
Lancaster to Carlisle railway opens to Carlisle |
Dates
of openings of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, in 'The Midland Railway
North of Leeds', P.E.Baughan. p. 83. Also, there is a description of the
line and the opening ceremony in The Illustrated London News, December
26th 1846 |
| 1849 |
30th July |
Skipton
to Ingleton line opened |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 176 North Western Railway |
| 1850 |
1st June |
Clapham
to Bentham opened |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gogth 1989 Page 178 North Western Railway |
| 1850 |
2nd May |
Bentham
to Wennington opened |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 178 North Western Railway |
| 1850 |
17th Nov |
Wennington
to Lancaster green Ayre opened |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989Page 176 North Western Railway
Dates of openings of the North Western Railway
are also given in 'The Midland Railway North of Leeds', P.E.Baughan. p.
429.Tthe line had actually opened in several stages but the date for full
through working is given here. |
| 1848 |
2nd Oct |
The
Skipton to Colne line is opened throughout. |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 174 North Western Railway |
| 1861 |
~ |
NER
Darlington – Barnard Castle – Tebay line is opened. |
|
| 1866 |
July
16th |
The
MR (Settle-Carlisle) Bill becomes an Act of Parliament. |
Seven
other Acts were passed authorising additional powers and deviations. See"The
MidlandRrailway, A Chronology", J.Gouth 1989 Page 182 Settle and Carlisle
Line |
| 1868 |
October
1st |
The
Midland Railway opens St.Pancras station as its London terminus |
|
| 1869 |
November |
The
first sod of the Settle-Carlisle railway is cut near Anley, Settle. |
|
| 1871 |
May |
Smallpox
breaks out in the Settle-Carlisle construction camps. |
Reported
in the Craven Pioneer, Saturday May 13th, 1871 |
| 1871 |
~ |
C.S.Sharland,
who surveyed the line of the S and C route dies of Tuberculosis in Torquay,
Devon. |
|
| 1873 |
~ |
The
Hoffman Kiln at Stainforth Quarry is completed. |
A
description of the Craven Lime Works development is contained in 'Limestone
Industries of the Yorkshire Dales', by D.Johnson, p. 89. |
| 1875 |
August 2nd |
The Settle-Carlisle
Railway is opened for freight traffic. |
|
| 1876 |
May 1st |
The new
Skipton station is opened in its present position. |
Reported
in the Craven Pioneer, April 29th, 1976. |
| 1876 |
Jan 25th |
General
Custer dies fighting the Sioux Indians at the Little Bighorn in America. |
|
| 1876 |
May 1st |
The Settle
- Carlisle line opens for passenger traffic. Also
see 1876 timetable |
Reported
in the Craven Pioneer, May 1st 1876 |
| 1876 |
December
4th |
Ribblehead
Station is opened. |
Opened
as Batty Green, altered to Ribblehead 1.5.1877 "The Midland Railway, A
Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 183 Settle and Carlisle Railway |
| 1877 |
November |
Settle
Junction Station is opened. |
Reported
in the Craven Pioneer, October 7th 1876. |
| 1878 |
June 1st |
Traffic
commences from Hawes to Northallerton (NER). Garsdale - Hawes opens to
traffic. |
Reported
in the Craven Pioneer, June 1st 1878. |
| 1878 |
October
1st |
The Hawes
- Garsdale Junction section opens for passenger traffic. |
Reported
in the Craven Pioneer, October 5th, 1878.. |
| 1880 |
June 1st |
The Chatburn-Hellifield
extension is opened. |
|
| 1896 |
~ |
The Gypsum
works at Long Meg near Langwathby, is "opened". |
According
to Ian Tyler, in "Gypsum in Cumbria" published in 2000, underground operations
started at the Long Meg site in 1895, all previous extraction having been
carried out by quarrying. In1896 a single track siding was laid from the
S and C line to the mill building. |
| 1906 |
December
24th |
The St.Pancras
- Glasgow sleeper hits 2 light engines returning northwards near Garsdale. |
Described
in The Railway Magazine, May 2000. Page 25 onwards. |
| 1907 |
22nd October |
Garsdale
water troughs are opened at a cost of £4,396 |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 184 Settle and Carlisle
Railway |
| 1907 |
June 16th |
Selside
signal box is opened |
Midland
Railway Way and Works Committee Minute No.22118 |
| 1910 |
December 24th |
Railway accident at
Lunds, express hits two light engines, 12 fatalities |
|
| 1913 |
September 2nd |
2 expresses collide
at Ais Gill – 18 fatalities |
Article
in The Railway Magazine May 2000 |
| 1913 |
September 14th |
The new signal box
at Settle Junction is opened |
|
| 1914 |
|
Midland Railway system
mileages are recalculated from a new origin at St.Pancras station, London |
|
| 1918 |
January 10th |
The 8.50 am St.Pancras
- Glasgow express is derailed by a landslip in a cutting 3/4 miles north
of Little Salkeld station. |
Discussed
in The Railway Magazine,' The Why and the Wherefore' April 1961.
See also 1933 accident, on July 10th. |
| 1923 |
|
Settle Junction south
signal box is closed. together with the connection from the down sidings. |
|
| 1923 |
January
1st |
The railways
are amalgamated into the “big four”, LMS, LNER,SR,GWR |
Grouping
was authorised in the Railways Act 1921, which came into force on 1st January
1923. Ref. 'Oxford Companion to British Railway History', p 123 |
| 1930 |
March 6th |
Railway
Accident at Waste Bank, a passenger train hauled by Claughton 4-6-0 N0.
5971 Croxteth runs into a ballast train headed by 0-6-0 No.4009.
2 fatalities resulted. |
|
| 1933 |
July 10th |
The 12.44
pm Carlisle - St.Pancras express collides with a goods train engaged in
shunting operations near to Waste Bank tunnel. |
Discussed
in The Railway Magazine,' The Why and the Wherefore' April 1961 |
| 1931 |
~ |
The dairy
at Appleby is built – is connected by rail to the S and C |
|
| 1941 |
~ |
The refuge
loops and new Blea Moor Signal box open for traffic |
|
| 1942 |
February
1st |
Scotby Station
is closed |
Source:
'Scotby', in 'Stations and Structures of the Settle Carlisle Railway',
Anderson and Fox |
| 1942 |
|
Ribblehead
quarry is opened |
|
| 1948 |
January
1st |
The railways
of Great Britain are nationalised, British Railways is created. |
Source:
1947 Transport Act, HMSO. See also p338 in the 'Oxford Companion to British
Railway History'. |
| 1952 |
June 2nd |
Ormside
station is closed |
|
| 1952 |
April 7th |
Cotehill
station is closed |
|
| 1954 |
February
1st |
The Ingleton
branch is closed to passenger traffic. |
|
| 1954 |
April 26th |
Hawes -
Northallerton passenger services are withdrawn.See closure
notice. |
Source:
British Railways official Closure Notice |
| 1956 |
July 7th |
Crosby
Garrett Station is closed |
|
| 1956 |
November
5th |
Cumwhinton
station is closed |
|
| 1957 |
February
24th |
Cumwhinton
signal box is closed |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 186 Settle and Carlisle
Railway |
| 1959 |
May 4th |
Bell Busk
station is closed |
Reported
in the Craven Herald, Friday May 8th 1959. |
| 1959 |
March 14th |
12.46 p.m.
Last train from Bradford Forster Square to Hawes, Saturday March 14th,
hauled by 42492 Stanier 2 cylinder 2-6-4 Tank engine. |
Reported
in the Craven Herald, Friday 20th March 1959. |
| 1959 |
March 16th |
Garsdale
- Hawes passenger services are withdrawn |
Reported
in the Craven Herald, Friday 20th March 1959. |
| 1960 |
~ |
Settle
Junction signal box frame is replaced by a 1943 pattern frame |
|
| 1960 |
January
21st |
The 9.05
pm train from Glasgow to St.Pancras collides with a goods train north of
Settle station. Five persons are killed, nine injured. |
Reported
in the Craven Herald, Friday January 22nd, February 5th, 1960; Also reported
in Trains Illustrated, Page 648, November 1960. |
| 1960 |
June 19th |
The Ingleton
- Low Gill line is closed as a diversionary route |
|
| 1961 |
September
8th |
The 3.05
Stourton - Durran Hill freight is derailed and partially demolishes the
signal box at Stainforth sidings. |
Reported
in The Railway Observer (RCTS), No. 392, October 1961. |
| 1962 |
September
10th |
The Hellifield
– Blackburn passenger service is withdrawn. |
Letter
in the Railway Magazine, 'Why and Wherefore', May 1989, p.331 |
| 1963 |
~ |
Lazonby
sand sidings are removed |
|
| 1964 |
May 6th |
Goods facilities
are withdrawn from Dent station. |
Table
in the 'Midland Railway North of Leeds', P.E. Baughan, p 460 |
| 1964 |
September
28th |
Goods facilities
are withdrawn from Kirkby Stephen West station. |
Table
in the 'Midland Railway North of Leeds', P.E. Baughan, p 460 |
| 1964 |
October
1st |
Goods facilities
are withdrawn from Dent station. |
Table
in the 'Midland Railway North of Leeds', P.E. Baughan, p 460 |
| 1964 |
November
11th |
Goods facilities
withdrawn from Lazonby and Kirkoswald station. |
Table
in the 'Midland Railway North of Leeds', P.E. Baughan, p 460 |
| 1965 |
March 1st |
Ingleton
station closes to goods traffic. |
Table
in the 'Midland Railway North of Leeds', P.E. Baughan, p 460 |
| 1965 |
March 22nd |
The Skipton
– Ilkley line is closed |
|
| 1965 |
February
2nd |
Goods facilities
are withdrawn from Horton station |
|
| 1965 |
April 21th |
Dent Head
signal box is closed and demolished |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 183 Settle and Carlisle
Railway |
| 1965 |
December
8th |
Seven cars
blown off a goods train on Ribblehead Viaduct. |
Reported
in the The Railway Magazine, January 1966 |
| 1967 |
January
2nd |
All stations
except Settle and Appleby become unstaffed halts |
|
| 1968 |
~ |
The Up
siding at Settle Junction is removed |
|
| 1968 |
August 11th |
Last steam
hauled train on the Settle-Carlisle line following the BR steam ban, hauled
by 70013 Oliver Cromwell |
|
| 1969 |
January 5th |
The last
service runs over the Waverley route, a 9.43 am special from Leeds City
station. |
Source:
the Railway Observer (RCTS), 'Farewell to the Waverley Route', March 1969,
Vol. 39, No.481 |
| 1969 |
August 31st |
Mallerstang
signal box and sidings are closed |
"The
Midland Railway, A Chronology", J.Gough 1989 Page 184 Settle and Carlisle
Railway |
| 1970 |
May 4th |
All stations
except Settle and Appleby are closed to passenger traffic |
|
| 1970 |
May 5th |
The Skipton
– Colne line is closed |
Passenger
services ended on February 2nd 1970 (See Railway Magazine April 1970 p.217) |
| 1970 |
October
12th |
Goods facilities
are withdrawn from Settle station.(Query re. dates, see item below JR) |
|
| 1971 |
October
18th |
Goods facilities
are withdrawn from Appleby station. |
|
| 1973 |
~ |
Long Meg
anhydrite works closes |
|
| 1974 |
~ |
Ribblehead
northbound platform is demolished to make way for a quarry siding |
|
| 1975 |
~ |
Gates are
replaced by barriers at Low House crossing |
|
| 1975 |
May 3rd |
Dales Rail
services commence - Some stations are re-opened for Dales Rail Ramblers
trains. |
|
| 1976 |
May 5th |
St.Pancras - Glasgow
trains are cut back to run from Nottingham to Glasgow. |
|
| 1976 |
July 16th |
Daily passenger
services recommence over the Settle - Carlisle line. |
|
| 1976 |
June 26th |
Traffic
via the NER line from Appleby to Merrgill Quarry, Kirkby Stephen finishes. |
|
| 1979 |
May 3rd |
The St.Blazey
– Carlisle freight derails at Settle Junction. |
Reported
in the Craven Herald, Friday May 8th, 1979. |
| 1981 |
January
28th |
Griseburn
ballast sidings signal box is closed |
|
| 1981 |
January
28th |
Ais Gill
signalbox is closed |
|
| 1981 |
February |
Dent signal
box is closed |
|
| 1982 |
May 16th |
The Nottingham
– Glasgow expresses are withdrawn. |
The
last working day of operations was Saturday 15th May; ref. photographic
records posted by from P.Cooper, Settle-Carlisle newsgroup June 18th 2003. |
| 1983 |
January
15th |
Armathwaite
Signal Box is closed |
|
| 1983 |
November
17th |
BR publish
a Section 56(7) Notice of Withdrawal of Passenger Services, under the Transport
Act 1962, for the Settle Junction to Petterill Bridge Junction. |
|
| 1984 |
May 1st |
Settle
signal box is closed |
|
| 1986 |
January
31st |
Mineral
traffic from Ribblehead quarry ceases. Last train is hauled by locomotive
No. 47212 |
Referred
to in the FOSCL Magazine Nov 2000 |
| 1986 |
July 16th |
Horton,
Garsdale, Langwathby, Armathwaite stations are re-opened for regular passenger
traffic |
Source:
e-mail discussion re: re-openings: Cumbria Railways Association, Chat Line
May 30th 2001. N.B. The re-openingdate is given as 29.9.86 in Gough, "The
Midland Railway, A Chronology"Page 183 Settle and Carlisle Railway |
| 1987 |
February
4th |
Eight freight
trains return to the line; for the first time in 4 years; diverted due
to overhead wire damage on the WCML. |
|
| 2004 |
December 12th |
New Northern Rail Franchse
comences. |
On
1st July 2004 the Strategic Rail Authority announced that Serco-Ned Railways
was the preferred bidder for the franchise. The new franchise takes over
from Arriva Trains Northern and First North Western. |
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