Filing history for stainmore railway company limited 03959471 people for stainmore railway company limited 03959471 charges for stainmore railway company limited 03959471. Memories of the magnificent viaducts at deepdale and at belah, carrying this marvellous railway from the river tees to the eden valley, still remain 50 years after their destruction. Video of the stainmore railway steam day on bank holiday monday. The stainmore route viaducts for anyone old enough to have travelled on the stainmore line the most enduring memories even after half a century must be of those dizzying views as the train rumbled across the high iron of the three big viaducts along the line.
On sunday 05th april 2015, stainmore railway company hosted a funeral train for the late kenneth arthur buckingham 27th november 1933 7th february 2015. Buildings of the carlisle settle line 2 station buildings pdf. Media in category stainmore railway company the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total. Funding bodies stainmore railway company at kirkby.
The company has recently installed the iconic stainmore summit sign on the crown of the pass, which can be seen from the dual carriageway. This agency has recently been disbanded, but provided funds for the removal of some 7,500 tonnes of flytipped materials that was on the site when it was purchased the railway project. It is crossed by the roman road from bowes to brough, now part of. Stainmore railway the northern viaducts round visit.
It was also the most spectacular, with magnificent viaducts and bridges. Railways have an extremely long life time and are constructed to withstand natural. It is not a north york moors railway, but tripadvisor. Event transportation stainmore railway company at kirkby stephen east. By 1907, there were 168,000 miles 268,800km of railway outside europe and the usa, built at a cost of nearly gb. This text presents an account of the muchmourned line a record of the history, operation and premature decline of this most splendid of railways. The northern viaducts round follows just over a mile of the former stainmore railway, which provided a vital link between the coalfields of south durham and the iron and steel industries of the furness district of lancashire and west cumberland. The town of kirkby stephen would benefit having a direct train service to the west coast main line with tebay railway station also being reopened. Superb, heavily illustrated history of the ner lines from barnard castle to tebay and penrith including stainmore summit. Going westwards it then crossed under the settle to carlisle railway line just east of scandal beck before curving south through smardalegill along the east bank. The pennines were breasted at stainmore pass, 170 feet above sea level, and approached from kirkby stephen by nearly ten miles of gradients at 1 in 72, 50 and 59, while from barnard castle the climb extended over 12 miles, much of it at grades between 1 in 67 and 1 in 70.
The stainmore and eden valley railways by peter walton. The stainmore railway is based at kirkby stephen east station. This tiny railway operation is the embryo to great things, such as an eventual railway to appleby. Previous go to pages2,3 sadly i never had a chance to record steam over stainmore, so with a flavour of what it may have been like, click on the sound icon for a memorable recording of br standard 4, 75014 with 7 coaches on the climb to slochd on the highland main line 12101997. It looks rather incongruous to anyone driving past a chunk of railway memorabilia stuck in the middle of an open moor where nothing much has moved for fifty years except sheep. Stainmore railway company kirkby stephen 2020 all you. The parish had a population of 253 in the 2001 census, increasing to 264 at the census. We like local history and found out all about the development of the local railways and the famous. We benefitted from a number of visitors en route to shildon who called into our site. Indeed, it shows how railways made work no less tedious or hard for many people, but far more profitable for their employers, particularly in colonies with rich natural resources. Stainmore railway company is a volunteer run nonprofit preservation company formed in 2000 with the aim of restoring kirkby stephen east railway station in kirkby stephen, cumbria, england.
Pdf download the eden valley railway free ebooks pdf. The freehold of the line and stations is owned by somerset county council. Cutting of first sod on stainmore section at kirkby stephen by duke of cleveland 25th august 1857. It will then be checked over, and if satisfactory, will be certified safe to operate this year. Stainmore railway company blog the latest news from. We will also explain the part the railway played in the history of the town of kirkby stephen, and the ways in which it influenced. The journey darlington barnard castle stainmore summit kirkby stephen east penrith seen from the front of a first generation diesel multiple unit train. Stainmore railway company is a volunteer run nonprofit preservation company. This page contains two albums showing progress with trackwork and the installation of mechanical facing point locks on the site since the start of the project in 2000. It is a volunteer run, nonprofit distributing company whose. Please help support the stainmore railway company restore the former kirkby stephen east railway station and to develop the site as a heritage centre by becoming a shareholder by clicking here. Stainmore and eden valley railways by walton peter abebooks.
Back to index location map from streetmap printable pdf version next story. The bridge, which was built of local stone has 14 arches, and is 90 ft 27 m high and 550 ft 170 m long. Stainmore railway company limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. The stainmore railway company now run a heritage centre and operational. Heritage centre and operational railway in the upper eden valley, open 10am. Stainmore is a remote geographic area in the pennines on the border of cumbria, county durham and north yorkshire. Stainmore railway company, kirkby stephen, united kingdom. The parish had a population of 253 in the 2001 census, increasing to 264 at the census 2011.
Inside, an original gresley teak buffet car is open for snacks and refreshments, and theres a well stocked shop. Stainmore railway company src is a company limited by shares registered in england no 3959471. History of the stainmore line june railway employees. The construction of the transsiberian railway at the end of the 19th century provided a similar national link for russia.
Funding bodies stainmore railway company at kirkby stephen east. The eden valley railway trust is making efforts to reopen the section of line between appleby and warcop, and has bought, via stainmore properties ltd, kirkby stephen east station, with an eventual aim of perhaps reopening the line all the way to stainmore. It is drained by the river belah and the river balder. Railways have an extremely long life time and are constructed to withs. The stainmore line was the most spectacular of the transpennine crossings. On 10th august our good friends at kirkby stephen east station on what used to be the stainmore line are running a railwayana collectors fair. View download pdf file, link opens in new window 20 apr 2020. Public world how the railways transformed the world brendan martin 2 fascinating book is that it tells a far richer and more complex story than that would suggest. One of our steam locomotives, peckett lytham of 1949, has been undergoing its annual routine maintenance in preparation for the visit of the boiler inspector. The stainmore railway passed smardale on the northern edge of the village, where there was a small halt, smardale railway station now a private dwelling. The line was a creation of thomas bouch, a talented engineer whose many grand achievements would later be overshadowed by britains most notorious railway disaster. With the northern section of the settle and carlisle line currently closed this would be very useful to the people of this part of cumbria. Charges apply for steam train rides and special events. Stainmore railway the northern viaducts round visit cumbria.
Revisiting the stainmore railway company at kirkby stephen east. Designed by thomas bouch, kirkby stephen east station was opened in. Settle to carlisle railway conservation area eden district council. It is a delightful tale based on life in the 1950s and the star is a black labrador puppy who comes to live with sam longworth and his family at. Stainmore railway company updated their cover photo. Belah was the centrepiece of an ambitious transpennine connection between barnard castle and tebay, involving a tortuous climb up to stainmore summit, 1,370 feet above the sea. Aug 29, 20 video of the stainmore railway steam day on bank holiday monday.
To restore the former kirkby stephen east railway station and to develop the site as a heritage centre and working railway representing the early 1950s. Kirkby stephen east is a historic station and steam railway, opened in 1861, and now cared for by volunteers of the stainmore railway company. We stock a wide range of railway books and are stockists for countryside books which will be showcased here. Stainmore railway company limited filing history free. One publication unique to stainmore railway company is a childrens book called bambles the platelayers puppy which is written and illlustrated by two of our volunteers, the late richie gregory and his wife cath. The name is used for a civil parish in the eden district of cumbria, england, including the villages of north stainmore and south stainmore. South durham and lancashire union railway wikipedia. The stainmore line was the highest of the several transpennine rail routes, its summit at stainmore being 70 feet above sea level. In stainmore story you can several pages offering a readable introduction to the history of the railway and to the generations of locomotives and trains that worked from coast to coast across the roof of england. This weekend was an historic one for the national railway museum in shildon where the last six remaining a4s were on show before their n american counterparts depart these shores. Heritage centre and operational railway in the upper eden valley, open 10am 4pm. Produced by eric apperley ccht 20 0 kilometres 0 miles r.
Stainmore railway company is a volunteer run nonprofit preservation company formed in. Mar 21, 2012 the company has recently installed the iconic stainmore summit sign on the crown of the pass, which can be seen from the dual carriageway. Located in a historic train shed, there are some outstanding items of historic heritage rolling stock including a teak gresley buffet car serving outstanding home cooked food. The locomotive conservation and learning trust in partnership with the stainmore railway have just been awarded a lottery grant of. Jul 18, 2014 this weekend was an historic one for the national railway museum in shildon where the last six remaining a4s were on show before their n american counterparts depart these shores. There is now a two month break in running trains at kse, as the certificate on the peckett is renewed. Apr 25, 2015 on sunday 05th april 2015, stainmore railway company hosted a funeral train for the late kenneth arthur buckingham 27th november 1933 7th february 2015. Smardale gill viaduct predates smardale viaduct, being complete in 1861. Within a decade, the annual haul of coke heading west over stainmore reached one million tonnes. It was to be by means of this link that the iron and steel industry of furness obtained coke. It is crossed by the roman road from bowes to brough, now part of the a66, and formerly by the stainmore railway. This work was a prerequisite to planning permission being granted for us.
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