Quarterly Magazine August 2011 No 125

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30 Years of Success for FoSCL - Special Anniversary Magazine The Friends of the Settle - Line FRIENDS OF THE SETTLE – CARLISLE LINE Setle Railway Staton, Staton Road, Setle, BD24 9AA President: The Hon. Sir William McAlpine Bt. Vice Presidents: Lord Inglewood DL; The Bishop of Carlisle; Edward Album; Ron Coton; Ann Cryer ; David Curry; Philip Johnston; Eric Martlew; Pete Shaw; Ken Shingleton; Brian Sutclife MBE; Gary Waller; David Ward.

Chairman: Richard Morris - richard.morris @setle-carlisle.com Commitee: Douglas Hodgins (Vice-chairman & Statons Co-ordinator) [email protected]; Mark Rand (Immediate Past-Chairman) [email protected]; Stephen Way (Treasurer) [email protected]; Paul Kampen (Secretary & Editor) [email protected] ; Peter Davies (Membership Secretary) [email protected]; Ruth Evans (Volunteers Co-ordinator, Events Organiser and Health & Safety Ofcer) [email protected]; John Johnson (Armathwaite signalbox & Carlisle representatve) [email protected]; Rod Metcalfe (On-train Guides Co-ordinator) [email protected]; Pat Rand (Customer Relatons, Trading and Setle Shop Manager) [email protected] ; Pete Shaw (Heritage & Conservaton Ofcer) Telephone 01274 590453; Nigel Ward (Hon Solicitor) [email protected] Postal Addresses: Chairman : Richard Morris – 10 Mill Brow, Armathwaite, Carlisle CA4 9PJ Secretarial Enquiries, Hard Copy for the Magazine and General Postal Enquiries: Paul Kampen - 74 Springfeld Road, Baildon, Shipley, W. Yorks BD17 5LX Enquiries about Membership: Peter Davies - 5 Dewhirst Road, Brighouse, W. Yorks HD6 4BA Enquiries about Volunteering: Ruth Evans - 49 Kings Mill Lane, Setle BD24 9FD or email as above. Enquiries about the FoSCL Appleby Shop - Kath Smith, 2 Betsy Lane, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, CA10 1SF Telephone Numbers: Telephone Enquiries about FoSCL Maters Only may be made to Paul Kampen (01274 581051) or Richard Morris (01697 472084). Please note that steam and other charter train running, booking of tckets and on-train services (other than guides) are not the responsibility of FoSCL. Other FoSCL Contacts: FoSCL website: www.foscl.org.uk; FoSCL webshop: www.foscl.co.uk; David Singleton (Guided Walks Co-ordinator) : [email protected]; Nigel Musset (Archivist, Historian and Librarian) : [email protected] Other Useful Contacts: FoSCL Public Relatons Ofcer: [email protected] Setle-Carlisle Partnership Website: www.setle-carlisle.co.uk : [email protected] or telephone: 0845 000 0125 Group Bookings: [email protected] Steam Train Running: www.uksteam.info NEXT MAGAZINE: Copy date for the November 2011 magazine will be Friday 14th October . Artcles, news items, photographs and leters are always welcome. Views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of the commitee. You can email the magazine at: [email protected]. For electronic (PDF) copies of the magazine please contact the Editor. Past copies of the magazine may be seen at: www.foscl. org.uk ADVERTISEMENT RATES FOR THE MAGAZINE: Full Page = £75. Half page = £45. Quarter Page = £30. Four ads for the price of three if booked at the same tme. Please supply on disk or by email; all standard formats acceptable. MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS: Individual member: £10. Junior member: £3. Family member: £12.50. Corporate member: £40. Life member: £250. Joint Life membership: £350. ______Cover Photo: The 14.04 Carlisle - Leeds at Horton-in-Ribblesdale staton which is decorated with buntng to celebrate 25 years of restoraton of local trains and the re-opening of eight statons. 14/7/11. Photo: Pete Shaw Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Chairmans Report Chairman’s Report FoSCL Chairman Richard Morris writes:

’m delighted to start by giving credit to the people who have worked so hard over the past few months on the re-design of the magazine. Paul Kampen has spent long hours in mastering the new soware package that we now use, assisted by Rachel Grifths. She and Pete Shaw have also given valuable advice on layout. The results speak for Ithemselves! Three months – the tme between FoSCL magazines – is a long tme in the life of an organisaton. In May, we were congratulatng ourselves on being well on the way to achieving all the targets wed set ourselves in our Five-Year Vision in 2006. Since then, a number of things have happened. Weve had the 25th anniversary of the reopening of eight of the statons, well documented in the May magazine. FoSCL was 30 years old on 27th June, and on 1st May it was 135 years since the frst passenger train ran along the S&C. Our heritage is what makes this line unique, and we must never forget those who toiled and died to build the line, and those who fought so hard a quarter-century ago to save it from closure. And we’ve now got to build on the foundatons they laid down to ensure we get the service s Most Scenic Railway deserves. In May, the McNulty Report on Value for Money in the rail industry had just been published. Since then weve had a chance to read the summary (only 77 pages) and to try to digest how it might afect the S&C. At frst sight, nothing to worry about: the whole cost-saving exercise is to take place in the context of an expanding railway and Sir Roy is confdent that the 30 saving required can be made by 2018 from the efciency measures that he proposes. However, a bit further down he states that if Plan A fails, there will have to be a smaller railway. This is not the place to examine McNulty in detail – Ive started to do that elsewhere in this editon. But it does look as if at some point we might need to take some defensive acton. On 1st June the fnal version of the Northern RS (Route tlisaton Strategy – only 156 pages), was published by . Mark Rand and I had contributed at some length to the consultaton on the Lancs and Cumbria RS in 2008 and were broadly satsfed with the outcome, a proposal for a two-hourly service on the S&C with three additonal services. This was carried forward unchanged to the dra of the Northern RS in October 2010. Imagine our consternaton, then, when we read in the fnal version ... the number of freight train paths means that capacity is currently not available for the extra trains.” Having consulted our rail industry experts, I wrote a leter to the Editor of Rail magazine statng that we intended to challenge this, and the leter was given pride of place. Senior management in Network Rail have since told us that the problem lies in the Aire Valley: with the 333s, freight, and Carlisle and Morecambe services, there are just no spare paths during the day between Shipley and Skipton. At least we now know the startng point for planning our approach to re-franchising. Looks like we might have to have some services turning round at Skipton. Or how about coupling Carlisle and Morecambe services together from Leeds and separatng them at Skipton What do you think

Please do not forget to read the membership informaton on the gold message card sent with this mailing - you may be due to renew your membership at this tme. 1 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Chairmans Report Immediately aer the May magazine it transpired that we had an unusually high level of non-renewals of membership for the May quarter. Sadly weve been notfed of a number of deaths among our members and in so far as we know the reasons otherwise, it sometmes comes down to increasing age and infrmity meaning people can no longer travel for a trip on the line. Times are hard for some people, too. But, Im consistently amazed at members generosity: membership income is greatly increased by donatons that many people send with their membership. Were very grateful for this and the extra income is most welcome, as we have budgeted this year to spend some of FoSCLs cash reserves on some major projects: Appleby Staton improvements and the exterior re-decoraton and repair of the Ribblehead Visitor Centre being the two largest. nfortunately we have to accept that were all geng older. Lets be honest, we need some younger members. Two initatves here: elsewhere in this magazine youll see an advert for a volunteer Membership Development Coordinator, and were looking to resurrect the schools’ packs that we’ve used in the past. And then there’s the sort of technology that appeals to younger people: weve just launched an S&C iPhone app and weve created a mobile phone front end to the S&C Partnership web site. Dont worry if this means nothing to you – theres no space to explain here, but well try to do so at some point. If in doubt, ask your children or grandchildren! Three months is a long tme. Ive been enormously busy since being elected Chairman but, in the words of my wife, its excitng. I should pay tribute to the rest of the FoSCL Commitee, who have also been working long hours without recompense to ensure the success of the many and varied enterprises were involved in along the line; and not forgeng all our commited volunteers who do so much, looking aer our heritage. Its really heartening to see how much is going on and just how actve all the organisatons in the Partnership are. And fnally, we do want to hear from you, our members. We, the Commitee, hope that were doing the right things, but we don’t get a lot of feedback on whether weve got our priorites right. Do get in touch, preferably via the email addresses or phone numbers on the inside front cover. I really want to get a dialogue going between Commitee and membership. Only in this way can we be a truly democratc organisaton that does its best to promote and develop the Setle-Carlisle line in the interests of its membership and the wider public.

ichard orris ng the th anniversary buntng at rathaite staton.

Photo: Judy Morris

2 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Editorial Editorial wo momentous anniversaries have occurred in the last month: July 14th marked 25 years since local services were restored onto the S&C together with the re-opening of eight statons. And it is thirty years since FoSCL was founded on June 27th 1981. In this issue, several people associated with FoSCL in its early days give us accounts of Ttheir experiences. For myself, I had an interest in the S&C which went back to my schooldays in the early 60s: the art room at the old split-site Salts Grammar School gave good views of the Aire Valley line right opposite Saltaire signalbox (which, even then, was almost always switched out). Whenever our tmetable took us to this room we would look out for the Thames-Clyde Express and the Waverley. Would it be a Scot a Jube or a Pate today Our favourite was the Duke of Boots – aka 46145 Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. We had seen photos and read books by Hubert Foster and others on this dramatc line which took passengers to far-ung places. My own journeys on the S&C included a day during 1971 when I was returning from an auditon with the BBC in Glasgow (I did not get the job). The dingy Mark 1 coaches lurched from signal to signal, making frequent stops, and a rather self-important litle lady in the same compartment (apparently the wife of a signalman) kept looking to see who was in the box in order to try and call across and fnd the cause of the delay. At this tme the local statons had just closed, having been unstafed halts for two years, and there was a defnite air of neglect about everything. This air of neglect had increased, giving the line an extra and very odd sort of appeal, during 1976-78 when I was employed as a regular extra player with Scosh Opera and the Scosh Chamber Orchestra. Occasionally, I used the train rather than my car if I was not staying overnight (although it always seemed that I had to use the car when it snowed but that is another story). I would park in Skipton and ask for a Day Return to Glasgow; this was usually met by a puzzled look but there was such a tarif in the fare-book and a paper tcket was writen out for me. I would take the early aernoon train to Glasgow, take part in the show, and then catch the overnight Glasgow – NonghamSt Pancras (once running like mad down Hope Street and just making it when the show ran late) geng back to my car at around 3.00 am for the half-hour drive home. I was then ready to leave for wherever I was working the next day. With the overnight service having its passenger accommodaton removed, and then being withdrawn altogether, these journeys became impossible but, by this tme, I had moved to a new stage in my career. It was natural though that, when reading in the paper about the formaton of FoSCLA, I joined the organisaton and went to early AGMs. I well remember the founder-Chairman, David Burton, giving his report; I was impressed by the energy and determinaton which he displayed. If this was a sample of how the organisaton was to operate, it was going to succeed: and the rest, as they say, is history. Paul A. Kampen - paul.kampenGmail.com Events Trip to South Tyndale Railway, Alston: There are stll a few places le due to a couple of cancellatons for the volunteers trip to Alston on Saturday 3rd September. Please let me know if you are interested. For those who have booked, I will be contactng you mid August with fnal arrangements. FoSCL Christmas Lunch: Bookings are now being taken for the Christmas Lunch to be held at The Falcon Manor Hotel in Setle on Saturday 3rd December. Please either email me or phone (details on page 4). 25th Anniversary: Many people will have notced the buntng up at many statons on the Setle-Carlisle Line. This was to celebrate on the 14th July 2011 the re-opening of 8 statons that took place on the 14th July 1986 - 25 years ago. A great achievement. Ruth Evans 3 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes FoSCL Notes FoSCL Christmas Lunch The FoSCL Christmas Lunch will be held at the Falcon Manor, Setle on Saturday 3rd December 2011. The bar will be open from 11.00 and lunch will be at 12.30. This will be followed by a talk by Drew Haley from Northern Rail. Train tmes will ft in with the event, both from the north and the south. A booking form will be on the FoSCL website www.foscl.org.uk to download. For those not on email please request one by post. Each booking form must be accompanied by a cheque for £15.95 made payable to The Falcon Manor Hotel and SENT TO MY ADDRESS. No bookings can be made direct with the Falcon Manor. I will then acknowledge receipt either by email or post with details of train tmes and lunch tme etc. Ruth Evans 4 Kings Mill Lane, Setle BD24 FD email RuthEvansLtdhotmail.com

Falcon Manor Hotel Festve Lunch Menu 2011

Choice of: Winter vegetable soup sprinkled with chopped herbs Smoked mackerel salad served on a potato salad with lemon Chicken liver pt served with Melba toast redcurrants ~~~~~

Choice of: Traditonal roast turkey with sausage bacon roll, farmhouse stufng, pan gravy and cranberry sauce Slow cooked beef ale casserole with roasted roots rich stock gravy Baked llet of haddock coated with a parsley and lemon crust sat on a white wine reducton Leek Gruyere cheese tart with fresh tomato basil sauce

All served with a seasonal selecton of Brussels sprouts, Swede carrot mash, With roast potatoes ~~~~~ Choice of: Christmas pudding served with brandy cream sauce Fruit Sherry Trife topped with sweet cream Selecton of ice cream ~~~~~ Coee Mince Pies

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4 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes Membership Maters Obituary – Hughie Watson We regret to note the passing of the following Retred signalman Hugh(ie) Watson died members and send our condolences to their suddenly in the Cumberland Infrmary, families and friends: Carlisle on Sun. 26th. June 2011 aer being admited on the previous Wednesday. Mr. H. J. Allison, Stevenage, Herordshire. Hughie was born in 1936 and lived most Mr P. Barlow, Eccles, Manchester. of his life at the same house in James St. , Dr. D. M. Beaumont Penrith. Aer school, in 1951, he started Mr. Coope, Bishop Auckland. railway employment as a signal box lad in Mr. S. H. Drake, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Penrith No.1 and his frst box as a qualifed Mr. and Mrs. G. Raine, Skipton. signalman was Penrith No. 3. During this Mrs. E. Welch, Buxton, Derbyshire. tme he did his Natonal Service in the Royal Engineers and became a driving instructor, Long-standing members of our but returned to life as a signalman at No. sales team will be saddened to hear of the 3 then to Plumpton and Carlisle relief - death of Peter Barlow, who regularly worked covering Kingmoor p and Down Towers in our Setle shop during the 1990s. Sadly, and . Peter had to give up this actvity due to ill- In 1973 Carlisle Power Signal Box health but he contnued to visit the S&C opened with a lot of redundancies and untl recently. upheaval, but Hughie retained his positon We also record with sadness the and started covering the northern end of the death of Mrs Judy Bird who was for some S&C and WCML ground frames. Eventually, tme Treasurer of the S&C Railway Trust. with privatsaton, he was mainly employed Mrs Birds late husband, the Rev. Donald on the S&C, covering all boxes from Howe Bird, was for several years a member of the & Cos Sidings to Garsdale, and his talents FoSCL commitee and enlivened many a were used to mentor new signalmen. He meetng with his impish humour. was also Penrith First Aid Secretary for many Magazines sent to the following years and a lot of S&C staf atended his members have been returned undelivered. classes with teams entered in the Divisional If anybody has the current addresses of compettons. He retred 10 years ago aer these members could they please let us completng 50 years railway employment know. and spent his free tme walking the Lakeland and Eden Valley fells, travelling the K using Mr. J. Carley, Gravesend, Kent. his free passes, keeping up to date with Miss J. B. Farmer, Narborough, Leicestershire. railway maters (especially the S&C) and a Mr. P. Mapledoram, Hove, East Sussex. fortnight every year in Switzerland with his Mr. M. Newman, Witham, Essex. friend Mary (he never married). Peter G. Davies He is survived by his older brother Jim and sister Margaret, who lived very close to him, and was cremated at Carlisle on Fri. 1st. July - exactly 10 years from the date of his retrement party in the Agricultural Hotel, Penrith. Many retred colleagues atended and 6 current Network Rail Mobile Operatons Managers with whom he worked as signalmen. Hughie was a true character and friend of many, RIP. Ken Harper ughie atson on duty in ppleby signalbo ust before his retreent. 5 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes Langwathby Christmas Lunch – 2011 Bookings are now being taken for this years Christmas Lunch at the Brief Encounter, Langwathby staton, on Saturday December 17th startng at 13.15. Just for a change there will be no quiz; instead we will have a speaker – Mr Mike Carrier – who will give a talk enttled A Lifetme of Railways. Please send your choice of menu and a cheque for £20 per person payable to Brief Encounter – Langwathby to me, John Johnson, at: 14 Scotby Close Carlisle Cumbria CA1 2XG Phone: 01228 593943 or 07759 593224. And please book early – the last three lunches have been sold out. Langwathby FoSCL Lunch menu Oaty Carrot Leek Soup with warm bread roll Or Duck Port Pate, Cumberland Sauce, Melba Toast mied salad garnish Or Honeydew Melon with Parma ham .. Roast Turkey with Sage Onion stufng Or Roast Loin of Pork with caramelised apple Or Sea Bass served on a bed of noodles and pan-fried vegetables Or Carrot Marmalade Goats cheese tart Or All served with market fresh vegetables .. Traditonal Christmas Pudding rum sauce Or Fresh cream-lled Proteroles with Orange Chocolate sauce cream Or Apple Strudel served with Taste of Eden Ice cream .. Glass of Gordons mulled wine Brief Encounter blend coee and mince pie Price 20 per person 6 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes Meet our Commitee spent most of my working life at Natonwide Peter Davies – Membership Secretary Building Society, frst in Bradford and then I am 66 years of age, and I worked in local in Leeds, before taking early retrement in government for more than twenty years 2007. before taking early retrement at the ripe In my spare tme I enjoy folk and old age of fy. acoustc music, and sampling real ales but My voluntary work away from the my main interest is walking. I have been a Friends involves being Footpaths Ofcer keen walker since my late teens and spend for the Brighouse Civic Trust with 56 miles most weekends out-and-about in the of footpaths and bridleways to look aer . I also enjoy walking in the in the Brighouse area. During my tme as Lake District and Scotland and shortly aer I Footpaths Ofcer, I devised the Brighouse retred, I was lucky enough to fulfl a lifelong Boundary Walk which is a recreatonal ambiton to travel to Nepal and trek in the footpath of twenty miles around the former Himalayas. borough boundary of Brighouse. I can’t claim to know much about In additon to this, I am also trains as I lost interest when steam trains Secretary to the Brighouse Road Safety were replaced by diesels so it was walking Commitee which involves taking that frst brought me into contact with minutes of the meetngs, which I do FoSCL. We went on one of their guided in Pitman Shorthand, and atending to walks, from Horton to Setle, in August 1999 correspondence. I also make arrangements and since then we’ve never looked back! I for road safety campaigns in the Brighouse became a walk leader in 2006 and Susan area. acts as backup. In fact, I was leading a walk My dutes with the Friends include in when we bumped into Ruth being Membership Secretary, leading Evans who sounded me out about becoming Guided Walks, on-train Guide dutes once Treasurer as she knew Id worked in fnance a week, and co-ordinatng the Ribblehead and had tme on my hands. Viaduct Archaeological Tours. When I was asked to write this profle, I realised that FoSCL has had a Stephen Way - Treasurer profound efect on my life over the last I have been Treasurer for FoSCL since twelve years as through my connecton October 2008. I come from Pudsey originally with it, I have made some exceptonally but have lived in Keighley for just over 20 good friends and enjoyed many memorable years with my wife, Susan. I began my career moments. as a Tax Ofcer with the Inland Revenue but The role of Treasurer has kept me very busy and given me a great deal of satsfacton. I never cease to be amazed at the enthusiasm and commitment of FoSCL’s many volunteers and the outstanding support of its members.

Stephen ay seen on a recent holiday to epal

7 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes Communicaton with the Commitee Volunteers You may have gathered by now from other FoSCL have nearly 200 volunteers working pieces in the magazine that I’m very keen for the good of the Setle-Carlisle Line. on dialogue between Commitee and The actvites that they cover include: membership. We have some important On Train Guides, Gardeners, Setle & decisions coming up over the next year, Appleby Shops, Walk Leaders, Leaet notably on re-franchising, and it will be Distributors, Handymen, Archivist, Setle important to know what you think. We have and Armathwaite Signal Boxes, Ribblehead various means of communicaton: leters to Tours and the hard-working commitee. In the Editor are a good way and are widely additon FoSCL has been able to provide read. Trouble is, it could be as much as three volunteers to staf the Ribblehead Visitor months before your views are generally Centre. If the hours covered by these known. A much more instant route is to use volunteers could be calculated, it would be the Members Forum on the FoSCL web site, add up to quite a signifcant amount of tme, www.foscl.org.uk. If you’re not sure how to all for the beneft of the Setle-Carlisle Line. do this, please get in touch via the Contact Ruth Evans s facility on the web site. 0172 25454 If you don’t want your views made RuthEvansLtdhotmail.com public, do email, write or phone us using the contact details on the inside front cover of the magazine. We look forward to hearing from you. If you wish to make a comment Visit FoSCLs on-line shop by any of the above means, please do The 2012 Pete Shaw SC calendar include some contact details so that we DVDs including two new may address your concerns and give you feedback. Anonymous communicatons will lms - The Story of the Setle- be ignored. Carlisle from Kingsher and Richard Morris The Setle-Carlisle Then Now from PSOV. More Events Books including Bob Swallows Members who atended the service in memory of the victms of the 110 accident new Against the Grade. at Juncton will know that we were Ruswarp miniatures and not able to re-dedicate the memorial itself miscellaneous items such due to the weather conditons. We therefore as key rings, calendars, propose to do this on Friday August 26th at 2.00pm. There will be a short ceremony postcards, historic postcards and conducted by Rev. Canon Bill Greetham. tea towels. All invited - please meet at the upper churchyard at Hawes Parish Church. Christmas Events: the annual Open And much, much more Day at Setle staton will be held on Saturday 10th December. More details in the next And you can renew your magazine. 2012 FoSCL AGM: The 2012 AGM membership and apply will be held at the Hallmark Hotel, Carlisle, for Gold Cards on-line. on Saturday April 28th. The speaker will be John Stevenson M.P. - Member of Parliament for Carlisle. Further details will be contained Just visit: www.foscl.co.uk in the next magazine. 8 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes Volunteers Wanted Staton Gardeners Time aer tme FoSCL receives accolades for On Train Surveys the superb conditon of the statons on the Northern Rails franchise expires in Setle-Carlisle line, but please remember September 2013. FoSCL is now considering the input from the T.O.C., Northern Rail, and its approach to re-franchising and, if we are also from ISS, the cleaning and maintenance to stand any chance of inuencing the DfT company who do so much, as do Network or bidders, we need to produce a credible Rail. But our volunteers, few in number at business case. We are currently pung statons, contnue to tend the gardens and together a questonnaire for passengers paint the benches. on the Setle-Carlisle Line and will need Without the volunteer input our volunteers to take this out on trains, collect statons would lose so much; who would and analyse data. tend the gardens For more informaton, please contact: Our gardeners and painters are not geng any younger, none of us can go on Richard Morris forever. CAN YO HELP Membership Development If so FoSCL would be delighted to Co-ordinator hear from you. We are looking for someone, possibly with Genuine ofers of help only please to: marketng experience, who could help Douglas Hodgins email douglashodgins@ us to increase our membership numbers btnternet.com or phone 017683 41664 any and widen our appeal to a more diverse evening between 18.00hrs and 20.00hrs audience. For more informaton, please contact: Douglas Hodgins Stephen Way

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9 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes Event at Armathwaite Staton July 14th marked the 25th anniversary of the re-opening of eight wayside statons on the Setle-Carlisle line. To celebrate this very important milestone in the lines road to recovery, FoSCL volunteers John and Tracey Johnson organized what took on the feel of an outdoor birthday party on the staton. Happily, a period of highly indiferent weather took a turn for the beter that day and all visitors were able to celebrate in the sun. The Carlisle City Jazz Band provided some very welcome live music (not an amplifer in sight – or hearing) and visitors included past and present FoSCL commitee members and railway staf. Many thanks to John, Tracey and Armathwaite volunteer Craig Tomlinson for hostng the aernoon and also to Northern Rail for their permission to use the staton. Paul A. Kampen bove ohn ohnson (le) and on the signalbo steps iy ichardson ho orked in SC boes for ost of his railay career. Le he scene on the staton as guests prepare to catch the Leeds train. hotos ark and

10 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - FoSCL Notes Armathwaite Signal Bo As in previous years this week will be sold to the highest bidder-closing date for bids 1st December 2011. A week at Dent in January normally costs £850. Make FoSCL a bid - you could be lucky! Full details of Dent Staton can be found on www.dentstaton.co.uk - for those without the internet the property sleeps six and is very luxurious indeed. Dent in January - it could be cold but you wont be, the staton building has various forms of heatng. One further factor to take into consideraton is the fact that trains stop at your front door every day, you will not need to rely on the car if the weather The signal box at Armathwaite staton was is inclement. brought into service on July 16th 1899. It For further informaton or to is of tmber constructon, measures 166 x register your bid simply email myself on 116 and houses a 16 lever tumbler frame. [email protected] or phone It was decommissioned and retred from 017683 41664 any evening between 18.00- service on January 15th 1983. 20.00hrs. The Friends of the Setle Carlisle Line completed a full restoraton of the Douglas Hodgins box in 1992 making it an excellent example of its kind. Following a recent period of maintenance, the box is now open by appointment and ready for visitors. A number of artefacts, books and informaton are on display. Guide books for the journey A GRAND DAY OUT along the line are also available to purchase Little Salkeld Watermill, from the box. Penrith, Cumbria, If a volunteer is on site next CA10 1NN 01768 881523 2 miles from Langwathby Station tme you visit Armathwaite, you are very welcome to call in. Visits can also be Traditional Cumbrian arranged by contactng: watermill producing John Johnson 07755224 organic & bio-dynamic email: stoneground flours by ohn.ohnsonsetle-carlisle.com waterpower. or Craig Tomlinson 077450 Open daily 10.30am to 5pm Mid-Jan to Christmas. Tearoom famous A WINTER BREAK for delicious organic food. Its that tme of year again, many of us have Millshop. Mill tours. enjoyed a summer holiday, is there anything Breadmaking, baking le in the kity for a winter break & vegetarian cooking If so, look no further. courses. Mail Order. Robin Hughes, owner of Dent On-line shop. Gallery. Staton and the Snow Huts, has once again www.organicmill.co.uk kindly donated a week at the staton to FoSCL-the dates are 13th-20th January 2012. 11 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - News Notes News Notes McNulty – to how, and no silver bullet. This is Plan What it might mean for the SC A. Only if all concerned failed to deliver the improvements which the Study judges Sir Roy says in the foreword to his Value for to be both necessary and possible, would Money Summary Report (77 pages): the consideraton conceivably have to be given Studys Terms of Reference made clear that to a Plan B – a smaller railway. it was to identfy optons for improving We’ve heard that before – only value for money ... while contnuing to a generaton ago – and we all know what expand network capacity as necessary’. followed! Accordingly, I have not examined possible He sees a longer term future in cuts to the rail network, and the Studys which InterCity and London and the South focus has been solely on ways of improving East services can operate with litle or efciency and value for money from the no subsidy, and in which the subsidy for existng network. Regional services...is beter controlled and He further says the industry should much more precisely targeted.” We’re be aiming to achieve a 30 reducton in not InterCity or South East, so we must be unit costs (i.e. costs per passenger-km) Regional, mustnt we by 201819 to bring it more into line with Now lets jump to the full report comparable countries in Europe. It will be (320 pages). Secton 19 is headed The an enormous challenge but he thinks it can Lower Cost Regional Railway. That would be done. There are lots of suggestons as seem to include the S&C. Table 19.1 gives the comparatve net costs per passenger-mile: InterCity 7.3p, South-East 4.8p, Regional a whopping 31.1p. account for 61 of government subsidy to the railways: ...the regional franchises convey lower passenger volumes, have lower fares and low overall revenues in proporton to their cost base. Isnt the writng on the wall for us But what is the S&C exactly, inter-urban or non-urban The inter- urban regional network connects major conurbatons on routes not served by the long-distance franchises. In contrast, the regional non-urban network is focused on providing largely societal benefts. Very litle of this network is electrifed and is mainly controlled by traditonal manual signalling. The majority of rolling stock is over 20 years old and in some cases derived from bus technology. Most statons are unstafed, but trains will have a driver and a guard.”

he culty report and recent announceents by etork ail sound the death-knell for traditonal signalling. ere is the shape of things to coe as aintenance is undertaken on a counicatons ast. hoto eter insorth 12 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - News Notes Sounds like Sir Roy would like to slot the S&C Now then, FoSCL, how do we react into the non-urban category. But, looking at to all this No more consultaton, thats the previous two paragraphs, do we really the fnal report. Government can choose ft there Lower fares, low overall revenues whether to accept its recommendatons, in proporton to the cost base Not so, but what government doesn’t want to Northern tell us that we are a high-yield line save taxpayers money I come back to my compared with the highly subsidised Metro earlier point: the S&C is unique and a lot of area. Focused on providing largely societal what is recommended by McNulty would benefts Yes, but what about our tourism, be detrimental to the type of passenger group bookings doubled in two years, many experience that we have worked so hard to a train full in the summer months achieve. Lets face it, were unique. We We cannot just sit back and let know it, but it looks like Government things take their course. Were now actvely doesn’t! planning our approach to re-franchising; In the Report, there follows a more on this in the next magazine. But we detailed descripton of the lower-cost need to raise the profle of the S&C and regional railway” and how to achieve it. get the railway industry and government Rolling stock gets a lot of coverage: new to understand that our line is a unique vehicles only in exceptonal circumstances, natonal asset with vast untapped potental. and then they’d have to be a lot cheaper How do you think we should go about this than existng heavy rail vehicles; cascading Richard Morris trains from other parts of the network; refurbishment and life-extension of existng New Road Signs stock - but taking the opportunity to reduce greatly the operatonal costs and This is one of a number of signs that weight of the vehicle. Nothing new here, have been placed around Setle by North apart from the last bit. Let’s examine that Yorkshire County Council’s Highways further. Department. FoSCL highlighted the need There’s a big push on reducing for such signs in North Yorkshire. Cumbria, vehicle weight because it reduces by contrast, already had them. infrastructure wear and tear. But again, we Signage for the S&C did not ft dont ft: its not Northerns 158s that do conveniently into the approved categories the damage, its the 2000-ton coal trains. for Tourist brown signs as it is not a Lighter vehicles also use less fuel. You can heritage railway so the ‘Thomas the Tank make them lighter by reducing tracton Engine type of icon would not have been power, thus allowing lighter constructon. appropriate. You can take out air-con (it doesn’t work The eventual compromise was the anyway) and powered doors (a mixed provision of mainstream black and white blessing, especially on toilets). More signs. Besides being efectve, unlike brown ominously, you can reduce bogie weight by signs these are free of charge. Altogether, a using single axles with actve suspension: result. is this the return of the You get the picture: is this sort of vehicle really appropriate for Englands Most Scenic Railway There is much, much more in the Report. As you go through it, alarm bells start to ring. How do you save costs in most situatons Reduce staf; people are expensive. The signal boxes will ultmately have to go. Staton stafng and tcket ofce opening hours will be reviewed. Driver only operaton should become the norm. 13 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - News Notes SCENe Events Leafet Support for Eden Valley Hospice To mark the 25th anniversary of the Local Eden Valley Hospice provides specialised Statons re-opening, the Setle-Carlisle palliatve care for terminally ill patents Enterprise Network (SCENe) published an and their families -along with a wide A3 sized leaet containing a huge list of range of vital supportng services - free of local events along the railway corridor. charge throughout North Cumbria. It also A small group of volunteers from operates a Children’s Hospice that cares SCENe had been given permission by for life-limited children and their families Northern Rail to distribute the leaets across Cumbria and the South of Scotland. on trains and statons, on the actual Last year, my family were truly grateful for anniversary day, Thursday 14th July 2011. the services and support provided by the FoSCL had arranged for celebratory Hospice during the last weeks of my mam’s buntng to be put up at statons, not just life. Horton, Ribblehead, Dent, Garsdale, To support the fundraising eforts , Langwathby, Lazonby for the Hospice, we are collectng used and Armathwaite. This gave a festve postage stamps at Appleby Railway Staton. atmosphere and enabled the on-train An appeal for stamps has been running on leaeteers to break the ice easily with the partnership website at www.setle- passengers by asking if they knew what the carlisle.co.uk for some tme and two large buntng was for, then giving them a leaet. boxes of stamps have already being donated There is also a colouring from people throughout the country. There competton for young children, to colour are now fewer charites collectng used the Wyvern – the dragon- stamps and many people are looking for a like creature which can be seen in the worthwhile cause acceptng used stamps. ironwork at Hellifeld. Your support for this worthwhile cause The events range from Dentdale would be welcome. Donatons of postage Show, August 27th 28th; Lazonby – last stamps can be sent to: two weeks in August for daily swimming SCRDC (Stamps) lessons in the outdoor pool; Carlisle Castle Railway Staton Border Reivers tours August 22nd – 31st; Cliford Street plus lots of tours, exhibitons and village APPLEBY events. CA16 6TT The full events list is on www. Anne Ridley, Setle Carlisle Railway setle-carlisle.co.uk Development Company Pete Shaw he buntng at arsdale adds a festve air to the arrival of the orthern ail . Carlisle - Leeds on th anniversary day. hoto ete Sha

14 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - News Notes Statons Report on the bargeboards, rainwater pipes, roof and walls to fx the damp problems. Pride of place this tme round goes to Some regular readers will Armathwaite. With Network Rail having remember Harolds room. This is destned upgraded and extended the car park, to be refurbished to make a new trolley- including the installaton of heritage lightng service room for cofee and tea whilst the columns, the FoSCL volunteers have been original trolley room is to be upgraded busy on the staton. in order for it to become a cold food The waitng shelter on the Carlisle preparaton room – so our catering team plaorm has been given a complete repaint can expand its operaton. in maroon as have the benches on the Its all excitng tmes at Appleby plaorm. With the superb staton garden and we hope that the work will be fully on the Leeds plaorm adding colour to completed in the next few weeks. Aer that, the staton, together with the Signal Box, we are expectng Network Rails contractors Armathwaite Staton presents a very on-site to do up the waitng room on the pleasing picture indeed. upside plaorm. Further work has been carried out at Garsdale where Network Rail have Marion Armstrong - installed a further two lightng columns, General Manager one either side of the toilet block. New Setle-Carlisle Railway access steps to the car parking area are Development Company scheduled to be installed shortly and following the completon of this project this country staton, with Ruswarp keeping watch, is a great credit to all concerned in its restoraton, not forgeng the two FoSCL volunteers who look aer the staton on a regular basis. Appleby is in the middle of a major refurbishment, the buildings on both plaorms will be upgraded, more of this below. Douglas Hodgins Appleby staton refurbishment Work commenced on the refurbishment of Appleby staton during June. Our contractors, JMD Developments, have worked hard to keep the work as low-impact as possible in order not to disrupt the staton at this busy tme. Fortunately, disrupton that has occurred has been met with good humour and patence – a big thank you there to all concerned, partcularly the staf So far the northern end block of the staton has been stripped out to form two new Ladies, a disabled toilet with baby change facilites, staf facilites and Gents. Shortly the stonemason will be arriving to replace the very worn-out sandstone around the windows. All the windows are either in the process of being fully repaired or replaced. Repairs will also be undertaken 15 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - News Notes Cafe Launch and Footpath Opening eat tasty homebaked food. ‘The Midland Room’ is a great welcome for visitors and On Monday 11th July, Kirkby Stephen Town a great way to bring the staton back into Council Chairman Joan Johnstone cut a the community. Andrew added, But best special birthday cake at Kirkby Stephen of all, I get the job of being the ofcial taster staton. This marked the 25th anniversary for Rachel’s wonderful cooking. of the staton reopening, and the launch of the Midland Room staton cafe. To complete the picture, Cumbria County Council also ofcially opened the new all- weather footpath that links the staton with the town of Kirkby Stephen. Visitors can now enjoy delicious home-baked refreshments in the Midland Room cafe. The Midland Room is open seven days a week, and is run by staton caretakers Rachel and Andrew Grifths, who by coincidence met on the very same day 25 years ago that the staton reopened for business. Rachel commented: We never dreamed that one day we would have the privilege of living and working in this fantastc place; it’s full of character and charm, with stunning views over the elo Le oan ohnstone cuts the cake fells, and the old waitng room really lends hilst FoSCL ice-chairan itself to be being somewhere to meet and ouglas odgins looks on.

bove and belo he rst alkers use the ne path. hotos ndre riths

16 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Special Trafc Report Special Trafc Report April 25th 67027 Dumbarton - Appleby - Kings Cross April 25th HST Heaton - Derby, test train April 27th 6701867019 Harlow - Carlisle May 2nd 4727047580 Southport - Edinburgh May 19th 71000 Kings Cross - Carlisle May 21st 46115 Stevenage - Carlisle May 21st 71000 Carlisle - Gloucester May 22nd 153 155 Leeds - Setle, stakeholders special May 23rd HST Heaton - Derby May 28th HST Derby - Heaton June 1st 46115 Worcester - Carlisle June 25th 2 x cl 47 Alnmouth - Llandudno June 25th 4758047851 Norwich - Carlisle June 25th 46115 July 1st 67xxx Carlisle - Cardif July 20th 46115 Lancaster - Carlisle July 20th 6701967028 Carlisle - St Albans July 21st 4780447891 Carlisle - Hereford July 23rd 45305 Carlisle - Crewe July 24th 5407 York - Carlisle July 25th HST Heaton - Derby, test train July 27th 46115 Lancaster - Carlisle July 30th HST Derby - Heaton, test train July 30th 46115 York - Carlisle July 30th 6201 Carlisle - Crewe On July 27th, 46115 Scots Guardsman failed on The Fellsman, and was diesel hauled on the southbound leg by 47760. Pete Shaw

in the loop at lea oor at on ednesday th pril ith epty ibble Ceent tanks to Clitheroe. hoto Stephen illes 17 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Buses Beyond the Line Beyond the SC by Bus A Monday to Saturday minibus service between Garsdale and Hawes ave you ever wondered what lies via Hardraw is provided by the pper just of the line and beyond remote Wensleydale Community Partnership statons such as Ribblehead, Dent to connect with the 08.49 ex Leeds and and Garsdale Where are those 19.1519.26 return trains; an extra journey Hpeople alightng here going Whilst some runs on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays to will be seng of on long walks up the Three connect with the 17.27 return train. Peaks and along Mallerstang, many others If you want to go to Malham then are connectng with buses to Dent Village, the Malham Tarn Shutle runs at regular , Hawes, Swaledale, Wensleydale, intervals every Sunday untl October 23rd and Richmond. Why not join them from Setle Market Place via Malham Tarn and expand your horizons - as well as regular Saturday and Sunday Every Saturday untl October 15th buses from Skipton Staton to Malham via Mario will be waitng for the 0849 train Airton. from Leeds at Dent to take you to Dent If the weather turns wet why not Village, Sedbergh and on the FoSCL visit Ingleton Waterfalls using the 2 hourly supported bus giving you the opportunity 581 bus from Setle; the morning buses to explore these fascinatng places, stroll ofer good connectons with the Leeds- through Dentdale on the celebrated Dales Morecambe trains at Giggleswick Staton - Way or hike up the Howgills. wait for the bus opposite the entrance to Every Sunday untl October 23rd the Craven Arms. the FoSCL-supported Northern Dalesman All these buses operate on a turn bus meets the 09.00 train from Leeds (which up and go basis with English Natonal Bus calls at all Airedale statons) at Ribblehead Pass holders travelling free and special to take you to Hawes (passing close to the discounts for rail tcket holders on the Snaizeholme Red Squirrel Trail) then over Northern Dalesman. For further details Butertubs Pass to the Swaledale villages of please see www.dalesbus.org or pick Keld, Muker, Gunnerside and Reeth before up a tmetable from your statons, TICs contnuing to the historic castle town of and libraries in the area. If you have any Richmond. Change at Hawes for Bainbridge, queries or suggestons or are unfortunate Aysgarth, Wensley and Leyburn - why not to experience any problems using these visit the Dales Buses please contact me by e-mail [email protected] or ring 0115 9322356. John Disney

ohn Carey seen here ith the cheue fro FoSCL for in support of the ent Staton - Sedbergh - endal bus. hoto ete Sha

18 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Stakeholders at Setle The Northern Rail Stakeholders’ visit to Settle (22nd May 2011)

1: The host & guides awaiting the arrival 2: Welcome & organisation of the special train Northern Rail’s Client & Stakeholder Manager Drew Haley From left to right: Peter Davies (FoSCL), Drew Haley greets the arriving guests. The special train consisted of (Northern Rail), Brenda Haw (FoSCL), Duncan Ward 153 366 in EMT livery and 155 345 in Northern livery. (FoSCL), Ruth Evans (FoSCL), Mark Harvey (FoSCL), The Class 153 is currently on a six-month lease to & Ann Robinson (FoSCL) .

3: Walking to Victoria Hall 4: Walking to Victoria Hall A bit of ‘Settle Sunshine’ (more commonly referred to Keep smiling, we’re nearly there. as light drizzle) doesn’t seem to have dampened the spirits too much.

5:Arriving at Victoria Hall 6: Arriving at Victoria Hall Marion Armstrong (from the Settle-Carlisle The refreshments are this way . . . ! Development Company) welcomes the arriving guests.

Photographs & text by Mark Harvey 19 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Stakeholders at Setle The Northern Rail Stakeholders’ visit to Settle (22nd May 2011)

7: Inside Victoria Hall 8: Inside Victoria Hall You can’t beat a nice warm cuppa after a walk in the Northern Rail’s Assistant Area Director Richard Allan rain. Refreshments were served by the Settle-Carlisle expresses the Company’s gratitude for the work done by Development Company team. volunteers and explains that it’s worth around £½ million per annum.

9: Inside the Water Tower 10: Outside the Water Tower Having recently purchased the last surviving original It’s still drizzling, but everyone seems to have come water tower on the Settle-Carlisle line, FoSCL’s Mark well prepared. Rand explains that he has now begun the slow (and at times extremely frustrating) process of converting it into a house.

11: Inside the preserved signal box FoSCL member Derek Soames - a signalman with 12: Walking to the Museum 50 years experience – explains the history of the Look: no umbrellas! signal box and how it would have been operated The drizzle has finally stopped. when it was in service.

Photographs & text by Mark Harvey Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Stakeholders at Setle The Northern Rail Stakeholders’ visit to Settle (22nd May 2011)

13: Inside the Museum

An entire room on the second floor of the Museum of North Craven Life is devoted to 14: Inside the Museum the Settle-Carlisle Railway. This panel covers Guests of all ages admired the the Midland Railway era. 4mm finescale model of Settle station (set in the Midland Railway era).

15: Inside the Museum 16: The Settle hydro-electric generating plant The visually challenged guest on the left was trying Rather than using water wheels or water turbines, to work-out the nature & purpose of this exhibit this interesting scheme uses an Archimedean Screw (a chimney pot) by touch alone. He managed (the green (!) thing below the mesh at the base of the to do so with only a couple of hints from his photograph) to generate enough electricity to power companion (on the right). Amazing! around 80 homes.

17: Boarding the special train for the return journey 18: On board the special train The great thing about travelling by train is that the Please have your tickets ready for inspection. journey home is an integral part of the day-out. Northern Rail and FoSCL wish you a pleasant journey and hope that you have enjoyed your visit to Settle.

Photographs & text by Mark Harvey Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Seen on the Line

Above: Watched by possible future railway enthusiasts 46115 Scots Guardsman arrives at Carlisle with the first 2011 ‘Fellsman’. 20/07/11. Photo: Chris Dyson Below: Fastline-liveried 66.434 backing onto a southbound timber train in Blea Moor loop at on 21 May 2011(Colas Rail-liveried 66.845 stayed on the rear after both locos had double-headed the train over ). Photo: Ron Barry

22 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Water Tower Blog Water Tower News Media and local interest is increasing, with major artcles appearing in Building work has started Indeed, the the Yorkshire Post magazine and Heritage main structural elements will, by the tme Railways. The Channel 4 Heritage Man TV you read this, be fnished. Builders Kilburn programmes flming is gathering pace as and Johnson of Setle have really got stuck the builders race ahead. The expectaton in to the project. At the tme of writng the now is that the project should be essentally ground and frst oors are in and the two completed this year. storey annexe has reached its roof height. Plumbers and electricians have started. All Mark Rand this contrasts markedly with the planning delays and frustratons. I have to concede that the tme spent on the planning phase has not all been wasted as we have been able to prepare in great detail so the build itself should hold fewer surprises. As the builders have got to know the building intmately their admiraton for its fabric and build quality is reinforced daily. Modern surveying techniques have confrmed that the Victorians built it with he eastern (furthest fro the staton) astonishing accuracy. aspect of the toer shos the blockork The original cast iron windows of the anne under constructon and the have been painstakingly restored and re- tank-top railings. glazed, the grounds have been cleared of overgrowth and levelled. Many railway n the horion is a ne vie of en y relics have been unearthed and preserved. hent. The paintng of the tank is complete and the tank-top railings have been reinstated.

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23 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - News From Other Lines Wensleydale Railway: tour (optonal) of the remarkable premises Bread, Dormice and Diesels underneath Carlisle staton is included. Booking is essental for these three events I wonder if you saw the BBCs Countryfle and for Santa Specials in December: phone programme on July 24 It was a happy WR on 08454 50 54 74. combinaton of steam trains, summer To end the year, there will be 4-5 scenery and a local ‘story’ – the opening mile guided walks from the frst train each of the new Community bakery at Bedale day on December 27-30 inclusive and an staton. When the bakery opened, the frst mile walk from Redmire to Aysgarth delivery of our was brought in by train Falls and back on New ears Eve, Dec 31. from the local watermill at Crakehall, two Walkers: put the date in your diary now and miles away. The resultng publicity has join us for the last walk of the year More been benefcial to both the railway and the details on: www.wensleydalerailway.com. bakery, which hopes to open for more than the present three days a week in due course. Ruth Annison 01 504 The TV programme ended with a visit to Aysgarth staton (where part of the Lancaster Skipton building is available for holiday bookings) Rail User Group and the famous waterfalls. ntl the end One of the most glorious train journeys in of October a vintage bus runs to Aysgarth Britain for those who take the trouble to Falls from Redmire staton - and then via discover it. So Michael Williams concludes Bainbridge and Hawes to Garsdale staton his chapter on The 10-34 from Morecambe four days a week (Tues, Fri, Sat and Sun). in his new book describing twelve more The good news is that, for those with a journeys on Britains secondary routes and Senior Citzen bus pass, travel is free on the branch lines. In On the Slow Train, published vintage bus – especially useful if you would last year, he related his experience while like to join WRs 5 mile guided walk on Friday travelling on lines from St Ives in Cornwall September 2 (From Englands shortest river to Mallaig in western Scotland, among to Yorkshires largest lake i.e. Bainbridge them the Setle-Carlisle, where he met on- to Semerwater). The vintage bus will also train guide Tony Iles and also Anne Ridley be used for WRs 2 mile guided stroll with at Appleby staton. He extols the value and a Natonal Park guide on Saturday October virtue of slow travel as something that 1 (The Dormice in Freeholders Wood, re-engineers tme, making the journey a Aysgarth). pleasure in itself, a moment to relax rather Two train running (with some than a stressful interlude imposed between steam trains) ends on September 5, aer home and destnaton. which the tmetable reverts to orange In On the Slow Train Again Michael tmings i.e. three trains a day but contnuing resumes his criss-crossing of Britain by rail. the 09.50 departure of the frst train from The opening of Chapter 4 fnds him travelling Leeming Bar on each operatng day (every also in tme, as he relives the flming in 1944 day in September; Tues, Fri, Sat and Sun in of Brief Encounter at Carnforth staton. On October and November). Jungle drums will the facing page is a picture, not of a train, but be beatng to alert diesel enthusiasts to the of Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard gazing plans for Diesel Gala 2 on September 23- into each other’s eyes. So he begins his 25 and diesel-hauled events on November descripton of what he says is, For those in week-ends. the know... one of Britains most spectacular WRs new geology ecursion (The rail journeys. There are few lovelier and Rock Jigsaw and Fossils of the Yorkshire more authentc journeys through the best Dales) on Thursday September 15 is followed of rural Britain than this one. by our famous Annual guided walk Festve Startng his day in Morecambe, he Lunch on Friday November 25 and – on the looks back to the resort’s heyday and its same day – WRs annual Christmas Shopping links with the West Riding, largely created excursion to Carlisle. This year a special by the railway, and notes its more recent 24 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - News From Other Lines celebrity represented by the statue of On the Slow Train Again is published Eric Morecambe. Before catching his train by Preface Publishing at £14.99. Michael is fortfed by a hearty John Bearpark breakfast at the restored Midland Hotel, in his view second only to St Pancras as a superb building from which to start a railway journey. He fnds Lancaster staton full of interest, but is less impressed by the vast Valhalla of rustng railway carriages in the Stainmore Railway Company sidings of the West Coast Railway Company At Kirkby Stephen East on the approach to Carnforth. Stopping of at its smartly kept ‘Stainmore 150’ staton, he praises Bentham as as authentc 27/28/29 August 2011 a country town as you could fnd anywhere in Britain. There he comes across some of the fercest guardians of the Leeds-Morecambe line. He mentons the memorial in St Margarets Church to Hornby Roughsedge, the churchs founder and one of the frst directors of the Litle North Western Railway. As he travels on, Michael rejoices in the wonderful mountain views from his Pacer between Clapham and Giggleswick. At the later he reminds us of Tony Hancocks TV trip there with his concert party. (Do you remember Hugh Lloyd peering out of the booking ofce window at Kings Cross and responding Never heard of it when asked for a tcket to Giggleswick. Found A Tree Day Festival Celebrating the 150th it he comes back triumphantly; Change at Leeds.) Aer spending the night in the Anniversary of the Stainmore Railway excellent B&B at Long Preston post ofce, and again bolstered by a fne breakfast Featuring Locomotives NER 910 and BR (kippers this tme).Michael returns to Standard 78019, Lancaster by walking along the footpath First Steam-Hauled Public Trains from KSE and cycleway on the old line from Caton, since 1962, bemoaning with us the loss of this direct Opening Ceremony by Steve Davies MBE route. (NRM), Free Parking, Free Vintage Bus Michael Williams is a Fleet Street Shuttles, Guided Walks at Smardale Gill and journalist, who lives in London but commutes Stainmore Summit, Re-enactments of Key by train each week to Preston, where he is Events, Vintage Fairground Attractions, Silver Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Band, Refreshments Available Media and Communicaton at the niversity of Central Lancashire. He writes about his railway journeys with passion and humour, Site opens at 10am each day with nostalgia as he considers what we have lost of our railway network, but with a true www.stainmore150.co.uk delight in what remains. We look forward www.kirkbystepheneast.co.uk very much to his coming as guest speaker at South Road, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4LA our AGM on Friday 16 September this year, Tel:01768 371700 in Bentham Town Hall at 7-45 pm. This is an Locomotives subject to availability open meetng – do come along and meet the author. 25 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - The Early Days of FoSCL The Friends in the 0s were to be a roller coaster ride which myself By Brian Sutclie M.B.E. and the rest of the commitee are unlikely to forget. By now closure had become a shall begin my recollectons of the early reality and we found ourselves in a situaton years with an introducton of how I none of us had experienced. The commitee became involved with such a remote line. comprised people from all walks of life, but In the mid 1960s I was actvely with a single goal, to ensure the line did involved with a preserved railway where I not close. At this tme Internet access and Ibecame acquainted with David Burton, who computers for the masses was a decade would become the founding Chairman of away. Communicaton was at the heart the Friends. He introduced me to the line of our eforts and this was by telephone, before the local Skipton - Carlisle service a few commitee members had access to was withdrawn in 1970. I well remember Fax machines, otherwise it was by leter my frst ride northbound on a DM, crestng or word of mouth. A manual typewriter Ais Gill summit and looking down the grade was about as far as technology touched toward Kirkby Stephen to see a plume of the Friends. The membership renewals white smoke and steam in the far distance. were done on a manual basis throughout As the DM gathered speed and the steam the closure campaign, although by the mid train came ever closer, it became clear it was 80s an embryonic system using an external a 9F on a freight train from Long Meg that computer company started producing labels. was blastng its way up Mallerstang towards Although this was beter than when I joined, the summit. That everlastng and evocatve the Friends stll had some way to go before memory of steam against a background they would have fully computerised records of stunning scenery is what helped make and label producton in-house. When I the S&C so special. In the period before joined we had around 1000 members and I became involved I was to travel over the when the line was saved from closure, line on a Deltc excursion to Edinburgh that fgure had risen to nearly 4500, with which traversed the Waverley route on the a fxed membership renewal date. Imagine day before its closure. This was 1969 and processing so many renewals! severed the Midland route from St.Pancras In those days the Friends struggled to Edinburgh. Worse was to follow in 1977 fnancially to fund the campaign; expenses when the through trains to Glasgow were were only paid in exceptonal circumstances. withdrawn, and replaced with a Nongham This meant commitee members were not – Glasgow service, that too would be only freely giving their tme, but also their diverted away from the S&C 5 years later. money. We had no income stream except Clearly a determined run-down of the line the membership fees and any donatons was taking place and the only news to beat members felt able to give. As the campaign the gathering gloom was a charter train in progressed, sales were undertaken but the 1974 which called at the previously closed days of having the permanent sales outlets statons and became the forerunner for were just a distant dream. what became Dales Rail. I am deliberately not going to My introducton to the Friends menton any commitee members by name, was an invitaton from David Burton to simply because they all gave so much atend a commitee meetng; I think this that it would read like a roll of honour if I may have been 12-18 months aer the mentoned them all. formaton of the Friends. I well remember I have already mentoned the late Graham Nutall, a quietly spoken communicaton, and communicaton with person who at the tme was secretary and is our members was extremely important; this perhaps best remembered for the statue of was done providing a newsleter printed on his dog Ruswarp at Garsdale. A4 sheets. This was to change to A5 format From that chance atendance I with newsleter 20 and that is the format became a commitee member and within which has been contnually developed 18 months found myself the Chairman with and evolved into the quality magazine David as Vice-Chairman. The next fve years 26 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - The Early Days of FoSCL you are reading today. In the early days, Since this snapshot is only covering newsleter distributon was painfully slow, the formatve years, I would like to record hand addressed envelopes and stamps to a few people and organisatons outside the stck on them all. A far cry from todays slick Friends that helped us to achieve our goal. operaton. To launch a major campaign as a Communicaton was necessary pressure group, we clearly were not geared to raise the profle of our campaign and up to such a challenge, and looked to seek contacts were established with the press, advice and help wherever we could. We local radio statons and regional TV. Local MPs discovered that, in the 70s, a line from provided support and relevant Councillors Oxford to Worcester had been proposed at all levels were contacted. The Press and for closure and a group had been formed to local radio were always keen for a story and fght that proposal. The group was known they provided excellent opportunites to put as the Cotswold Line Promoton Group and our case, quite oen Regional newspapers they managed to save the line - albeit with a would run a story that would be picked up reducton from double to single track. They by the natonal press and open all hours were contacted and a meetng took place in is a borrowed phrase that could well have Keighley with their Chairman and Secretary. been applied to the Friends in those days. This was the beginning of a helpful working Did you know our ofcial name at that relatonship between the two groups which tme was the Friends of the Setle Carlisle was to endure even aer our line was Line Associaton; later we were to drop the saved from closure. They sent members to Associaton. speak at the Transport sers Consultatve Commitee (TCC) hearings, and it was at their suggeston that we adopted the A5 magazine format. Another organisaton that helped us play a major role was the Setle Carlisle Joint Acton Commitee; the NW groups of Transport 2000 and the Railway Development Society spearheaded this group. They recognised that the Friends could become a force but, with no experience of operatng as a pressure group, clearly needed some directon. These were the three main consttuent members and this group provided access to the rail unions and politcians and helped to raise the profle of the campaign.

ete Shas cover photo on the February issue of the FoSCL nesleer shos rian Sutclie in presentng the then ransport inister ichael ortllo .. ith FoSCLs nancial analysis of the line.

27 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - The Early Days of FoSCL The fnal campaigning group to emerge was make them more user friendly. This led to The Business Liaison Group, representng the formaton of a staton adopton scheme local business along the line; they mounted that would contnue into the 90s. Basically a vigorous campaign that helped achieve the members adopted a staton and were ministerial decision in 1989. More support allowed to carry out improvements within a was to come from the Councils afected restrictve brief. BR awarded annual prizes, by the closure proposal, these were led by in the form of rail tckets, for the staton the redoubtable Councillor Bill Cameron of judged to be the most improved. Cumbria CC, a determined, down-to-earth However, before a ministerial man who marshalled his forces to great decision could be made we had the TCC efect. We played our part and atended the hearings to atend and present our evidence, Joint Council meetngs, Councillor Cameron assisted by some of our MP vice-presidents. became a great ally and the part played by The NW and Yorkshire Area commitees the Councils under his Chairmanship should carried out the hearings. The Chairman not be underestmated. of the Yorkshire Area was the late James Now BR played their card by Towler, a man whose outspoken comments appointng a manager to oversee the were always good for publicity but gained closure. I don’t know if this was a Wild litle favour from his politcal masters. For Card or a Joker, because the manager they the NW, Olive Clarke was the Chair and appointed was a man with a track record she was regarded with some trepidaton based on marketng. This was Ron Coton, a as someone who would not give a fair and maverick manager who was nearing the end impartal hearing to the evidence presented. of his career. At this tme there were only 2 Events were to prove us wrong: Olive Clarke trains each way over the line, no more than conducted impartal and professional 5 coaches and loco hauled, but within a hearings while James Towler could be seen short period of tme Ron Cotons marketng to favour the objectors. skills had increased the train frequency to The Hearings completed, it was to three each way, with up to ten coaches. On take a further two years of our roller coaster summer Saturdays it was not unusual to ride before we had the decision we had all have a relief morning train from Leeds. This worked so hard to achieve. By this tme Ron impacted on the Friends who by now were Coton had retred and James Towler was travelling on the trains collectng pro forma not given the opportunity for another term objectons for the TCC closure hearings in ofce, clearly his style did not impress the from a captve audience. We also did local politcians. leaet distributons for each new ofer With the 80s drawing to a close which Ron Coton generated. At this tme and a sense of elaton following the historic some members of the commitee did not decision, the Friends could look back with trust Ron Coton, this sometmes le me in some pride to realise how such a disorganised a minority on the commitee, but I believed group of amateurs had matured into such you could not look a gi horse in the mouth, a professional and respected campaigning fortunately tme was to confrm my belief. organisaton. In 1986, using a litle known piece We were now le to look forward of legislaton called the Speller Amendment, to the 90s and the transiton from Pressure Ron Coton, with fnancial help from the to ser Group. At that tme most of us local authorites, re-introduced a local believed we would see a resurgence of service stopping at eight of the previously passenger trafc with through trains to closed statons. The fnancial help provided Scotland, and freight playing litle or no part rudimentary lightng that was to endure into in the development of the line. What was to the 90s. Was this really the work of a man happen was rather diferent commited to closure However, aer 16 years of closure most of the statons were in a sorry state, and this gave the Friends an opportunity to 28 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - The Early Days of FoSCL First Meetng both sides of the train and I became very By David Alison excited. I had my head out of the train My frst meetng with the FOSCLA most of the way untl I received my Setle Commitee (as it was then) was somewhat and Carlisle baptsm (literally) on the water unnerving. It must have been around 1986 troughs at Garsdale. and I had just moved up to Lowgill from From that tme onwards, I began London. Jenifer and I had been invited (or to appreciate the engineering works and it might have been the other way round) the wonderful mountain scenery through to a meetng at the remote Appleby Manor which the line passed. I made several Hotel. journeys over the line, travelling to and It was on a winters aernoon, from Scotland, for a number of years. I then already dark, with the wind and rain joined the Yorkshire Dales Natonal Park as swirling around. The hotel too looked in a Warden and led walks from the specially darkness and deserted. It was with some chartered Dales Rail trains. trepidaton that we rang the enormous bell It was, of course, not untl 1982 and knocked on the huge front door. Aer a that I became aware of the plans by Britsh few atempts we had obviously been heard Rail to close the line. I became incensed in the depths of the building. Footsteps by this and I duly joined the Friends in were heard in the hall, and the door creaked order to help save the line from closure. I slowly open - it was just like something out became involved in the campaign helping of a Hammer horror flm (You rang.....). with surveys and issuing objecton forms From that moment, though, to passengers. I also atended several of everything changed. I think it was Philippa the public hearings and I addressed the Simpson who let us in. Other luminaries North East and North West Transport sers present probably included Pete Shaw, Consultatve Commitees in both Carlisle Peter Lawrence (Jenifer always liked his and Leeds. pullovers), Kath Smith and Vanda Braid, Alan I then took a keen interest in the Earnshaw(), and other names lost in the work of the Friends and I am Membership mists of tme. What I do remember is the Secretary. The work of the Friends has welcome we received and the friendships contnued since the reprieve of the line in that were formed that aernoon, many of 1989, and I am very proud to be a volunteer them stll thriving today. I have always been and to help in any way I can. grateful for the encouragement, advice, help and companionship which have From the FoSCL Sales always been a feature of my dealings with Department FOSCL(A), ever since that meetng. Long The new Pete Shaw SC 2012 may the Friends contnue to ourish. Calendar Follows the established patern First Impressions since rst published in 15 By Peter G. Davies featuring photos of steam and My admiraton for the Setle and Carlisle diesel trains in scenic locatons line extends back to 1958 when I frst took a along the line, in both summer sun journey over the line from Carlisle to Leeds and winter snow. on the Waverley express from Edinburgh to Leeds. We arrived in Carlisle behind a See: www.foscl.co.uk or Class A3 Pacifc, 60079 Bayardo. Engines visit our shops on Setle and were changed and two locomotves came Appleby statons. on the front of the train, a class 5 4-6-0, and a Jubilee 45562 Alberta. We le Carlisle See also the Christmas list enclosed and soon we were heading south along the with this magazine. Eden Valley. Mountains came into view on 29 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - The Early Days of FoSCL The Day I Joined Up I had resisted the hectoring by By Pete Shaw PW for quite some months, but fnally succumbed that aernoon beside the Standing by the side of the branch line branch, handed over my £2, and at Coupland Beck, between Appleby joined FoSCLA. and Warcop, was very peaceful on 21st Aer serving my apprentceship as November 1981. I had gone by train to an innocent observer for a while, I became Appleby and then cycled out into the enmeshed in the campaigning to save the countryside to photograph celebrity Class line from closure, was elected onto the 40 diesel loco 40106, which was scheduled commitee, became Secretary, then was to appear later on, as part of the Kings honoured to be appointed a Vice President. Cross – Appleby – Warcop – Carlisle railtour named the Warcop Warrior.

Aer eatng my picnic and watching the cows watching me, I espied another chap Class loco on the London ings with a camera around his neck. The ambling Cross to arcop charter he arcop gait and longish locks told me that I was due arrier at Coupland eck. his locaton for another lecture by rail enthusiast Peter is on the currently disused secton of the Walton from nearby Brough Sowerby ppleby - arcop branch. he date is I regularly encountered Peter in oveber st - the day that ete the late 1970s and early 1980s, and always Sha oined FoSCL. enjoyed railway conversatons with him. But laterly his main topic had been the hoto ete Sha likelihood of Britsh Rail trying to close the S&C. He and others had recently formed a campaign group called the ‘Friends of the Setle-Carlisle Line Associaton and he kept telling me that I should join. Like many people at that tme, I was sceptcal; thinking that if B.R. and the Government wanted to close it, what could anybody hope to achieve by opposing them 30 31 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Dent in the 150s Dent in the 150s Part 4 kept on the low plaorms, not raised untl by Rodney Hampson 1998. They came and went from Dent staton via the horrendous Staton Hill, on onnyface: And then there was foot, bicycle, private car or taxi. Dent village Bonnyface. I go with the general had three taxis, John Haygarth (also shoe suggeston that it received its name mender), Ernie Parrington and Bob Burrows. from platelayers who were glad to Freight Trains: So much for Bsee its bonny face as it returned from Hawes passenger trains, ten expresses, nine local to Skipton at 1625, signalling the approach trains, leaves eighty freight trains through of the tme for fnishing work. It le Bradford Dent each day, from Class C fully fted, Forster Square about 13.00: three non- running at near express speeds, to the lowly corridor coaches pulled by a Class 2 tank pick-ups which served lineside statons. engine, called at all statons, including Dent One named train, named by signalmen, at 15.00, and went down the branch from was the Jubilee, from Burton-on-Trent, Garsdale to Hawes. It returned at 1625, all taking the beer to Scotland every day, said statons to Skipton, calling at Dent at 1647. to be so-named because it frst ran in one of The three-coach set was unusual. Queen Victorias Jubilee years, 1887 or 1897. The end coaches had guards vans, and third My favourite recollecton is of a freight train (second by then) class compartments, but hauled by a Class 5F crab approaching Dent the centre coach provided for long distance on the down line, its smoke box anked passengers requirements by having frst by its hunched cylinders as it thrust itself class compartments and toilets in the forward, a great impression of power. A new middle, accessible to both frst and third working south in my tme was train-loads of class compartments adjoining. Two elderly hoppers holding ginger-coloured iron ore, ladies from Bradford who had a holiday referred to by the signalmen as ‘monkey- cotage at Dent, regularly used this train. muck’! They brought a cat in a basket, and were ‘Limey’ was the down freight which punctlious about paying the proper fee. served the lime works along the lineside nlike the Carlisle-Hellifeld trains, from Setle to Ribblehead.. There were two hauled by mighty Class 7P Clan engines, pick-ups, Carlisle and Hawes. The Carlisle a modest Class 2MT tank engine brought pick-up could serve Dent, but rarely had any the same number of coaches up the Long trafc to put of, and the Hawes pick-up was Drag to Hawes. Bonnyface was a lifeline Dents normal freight service. It ran daily for railway staf and their families. Staf from Hellifeld to Hawes, tmed to go down wives had a free once-a-week market pass the Hawes branch before Bonnyface, and to Setle, but that journey took a whole return aer Bonnyface. The pick-up engine morning or aernoon from Ribblehead, was turned at Garsdale on the down trip. Dent or Garsdale. The same pass also Dent Staton Signal Bo: Dent covered Hawes, and Bonnyface gave an Staton Box stood on the down side of hour in Hawes in mid-aernoon, enough for the line, south of the staton. It had about focussed shopping. In fact, Dent wives rarely twenty levers. It controlled eight signals: used their Market Free Passes because of down distant, home and starter, up outer the toil up the Staton Hill. Ribble buses ran distant, inner distant, home and starter, and from Lea Gate to Sedbergh twice a week, out one dwarf shuntng signal, out of the down on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, back siding. Dent box had points for an up siding, in the aernoons, the Saturday bus allowing two outlets from a down siding, and a enough tme to go on to Kendal and back. trailing crossover between the up and down The nine trains did bring passengers, lines with a slip into the catle dock. the ‘one-a-train’ average including unruly The two outlets from the down partes of school-children for Dent Youth siding allowed goods wagons to be detached Hostel, and the crowds for Appleby Sports from a down freight and run round to be and Dent, about 25 on and 25 of for each propelled into the dock. Detachment to the event, a fortnights passengers. The less dock from an up train was simply through agile passengers used the portable steps 32 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Dent in the 150s the crossover and slip. Wright. Bill had served as a regular soldier in Apart from wagons intended for Germany aer the 1914 war, and returned Dent, there were occasional hot boxes to civilian life as a porter at Leeds. I don’t to put of: wagons with overheated axle think he volunteered to move to Dent; the boxes notced by a preceding signal box, Midland Railway had a practce of moving and detached for atenton by the carriage staf to wherever there were vacancies, with and wagon fter from Skipton. This was at a the opton of giving up what was regarded tme when many of the old Private Owner as a good job. I recall goods guard Phipps, wooden coal wagons with grease-box axles who had a most pronounced Glorstershire were stll in use. If the damage to a loaded accent, whod been unceremoniously wagon was beyond repair, Id have to fnd a transferred from his natve Deford to platelayer willing to tranship the ten tons of Skipton pre-war. Bill came to Dent, bringing coal over the end of the damaged wagon with him knowledge of crystal-set radio, into another wagon. I think the going rate previously unknown in Cowgill. He married was eight hours at overtme rate. Empted, Nellie, daughter of Bill Bayne, and they lived the C&W fter would patch up the axle in part of Stonehouse, at the foot of Artengill. box for the wagon to go to Skipton for new Their son, Brian, became a lighthouse wheels. keeper, then retred to Stonehouse and I recall one special problem: trains made walking stcks. Their daughter became of loaded hoppers went south, loaded Youth Hostel Warden at Hawes. with iron ore. One was stopped with a hot Bill came to work up Artengill and axlebox, and the difculty in trans-shipping the footpath to Jacobs Cabin, and his mate the load was in the height of the hopper could rely on seeing Bill hove into sight at end and the sloping sides. More overtme ten to the hour before their change of shi. solved the problem, but it took some days He was a very good signalman, clear about to release the hopper. That would certainly all the rules and regulatons, though a litle have oil-boxes if not Timken bearings, but gruf, not sufering fools gladly. His stock it stll ran hot. reply to Control’s anxious inquiry about the Dent Staton Box was manned from weather was Blowing and driing, blowing 06.00 Monday to 06.00 Sunday, switched and driing, delivered with a pronounced out during Sundays. There were three snif There was a traditon of cleanliness regular signalmen, working early, late and in the box, and Bill, senior man, had his night shis in turn. In the days of 48-hour methods of rebuking oversights. weeks, they covered all except holidays, Second in seniority - Bills slippers but the 44-hour week had been introduced were nearest to the Nelson stove - was aer the 1939 war. This involved rest day Jack Sedgwick. As one would expect with working: each man working alternate fve- the surname of Sedgwick, Jack was a day (40 hours) and six-day (48 hour) weeks, natve of Cowgill for many generatons. His with a rest day in the fve day week. father (Len) farmed Spice Gill and Jack In theory, this could have given himself had a smaller farm nearby, perhaps long weekends, but the rest day shis had to Sikeland. Jack too, was a good, thoroughly be covered by rest day relief signalmen, who experienced signalman, a great source of covered eleven rest days every fortnight, informaton. and so there was a complicated rota - I don’t Third was Freddie Wright, who think that rest days were taken on nights, lived at Gate, halfway between Dent village another complicaton. The rest day relief and Sedbergh. Freddie was a quiet man, signalmen were in additon to general relief very reliable. Captain Pugh, head of Atco signalmen, who covered vacancies, sickness Motor Mowers, lived at the big house at and leave. All were under the supervision of Gate, and for a tme provided Freddie with the District Trafc Inspector at Skipton. a mo-ped to test out an engine which Pughs When I went to Dent, the three intended to make for motorised bicycles. It regular signalmen at the Staton box were was certainly tested on Dent Staton hill. Bill Bannister, Jack Sedgwick and Freddie 33 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Dent in the 150s There was no mains electricity sledge hammer. It had been known for the supply to Dent or many other signal boxes, platelayer to hit the cast-iron treadle by but low voltage electricity was used in many mistake, achieving release but requiring features of railway signalling. Originally the signal fter to replace the treadle. Track from wet bateries, later from dry bateries, circuits were an advance on the rotary the supply was maintained by the signal treadle. A low voltage electrical current and telegraph linesmen from Setle. The in one rail would be short-circuited to the batery supply was of course not sufcient adjoining rail by a passing train, showing for permanently lit signal lights. One of the that a train was occupying the secton of porters dutes was lamping: weekly visits track and also controlling signal aspects. to both signal boxes to clean, trim and fll the Besides the block instruments, parafn lamps of the signals, and parafn oil signalboxes and statons were linked by was supplied in 45-gallon drums. Lamping internal telephones. There were two circuits had to be well done: drivers would quickly at Dent: between Skipton (later Leeds) report any failure to keep clean bright lights. Control and Carlisle Control, serving the The signalman could see that his boxes over the top, say Horton to Appleby; nearby stop signals were lit at night, either and a local one from Hellifeld telegraph from the actual redgreen spectacles, or ofce to statons and boxes between the small ‘back-lights’ of those signals not Ribblehead and Ais Gill. Both circuits were facing him. The backlight was obscured omnibus, everyone could listen in and join by a mechanical shuter linked to the in - oen benefcially for train working - as signal arm, when the signal was of, well as socially. showing the signalman that the signal had The box steps and entrance were on operated correctly. The arms and lights of the south side, and at the foot of the steps distant signals were not in view, and their were the lamp cabin, the coal bunker and indicatons were repeated within the signal the toilet shed. To the rear of the box was box. The mechanical arms opened and a long stone building, housing a platelayers closed electrical contacts, and the heat from cabin, tool store and the canteen. This last their lamps operated a pyrometer which was provided for use during snow clearance closed a circuit, both devices repeated via by additonal staf - the canteen atendant a small electric current to indicators within was to travel on the frst snow-plough the signal box. engine. The signal boxes on the Setle- The only oddity in signals was Carlisle line were fted with rotary the additonal inner distant on the up line. block’ instruments. As railway signalling It was provided aer the 1947 snow, in developed, tc-tac telegraph instruments a snow-prone cung, on a pronounced and bells were used for communicaton curve. If the line ahead became clear aer between boxes. The underlying principle a driver had been checked by the original was only one train on one line in one secton distant signal, it gave him a chance to open at one tme. The rotary block system was a up’ again rather than be bogged down by sophistcated system to ensure this. Without driing snow. One signalling feature which going into detail, a treadle was fted under may stll remain, though all the signals have the rail at the end of each secton. ntl a gone, is the white square on the south side train had passed over and compressed the of the Staton bridge, to enable drivers treadle, the signal controlling the entrance to distnguish the red down starter signal to the secton was locked at danger. against the bridge masonry. The treadle was a covered cast- Dent Head Signal Bo: Dent iron saucer flled with mercury, which Head Box was a small standard wooden sensed the depression of the rail above, signalbox, with about ten levers. It stood and made electric contact to release the on the west side of the line, just under two block instrument and signal. Occasionally, miles south of Dent, and half a mile north it failed, and the unofcial remedy was of Blea Moor Tunnel north entrance. Like to get a platelayer to hit the rail with his Selside and Mallerstang boxes, Dent Head 34 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Dent in the 150s was provided to reduce the length of block two ways of geng from Dent Staton to sectons and thus allow the passage of more Dent Head: by walking along the line, or by trains. Intermediate Block signals later walking down Staton Hill, up the valley by served the same purpose, and a modern road, and then up a footpath from Bridge version of these once again increase the End cotage. Achievement of managements capacity of the Setle-Carlisle line. wish for surprise visits was really impossible. Besides up and down distant, One had to leave word where one was going, home and starter signals, Dent Head had a in case of emergency, and the signalmens simple seng-back cross-over between up ‘bush telegraph’ would make sure word was and down lines. In theory, though rarely in passed on. practce, a slow train could be reversed from Bridge End cotage was the home one line to the other to allow a faster train to of the widow of Jack Ward, a former tunnel proceed. Of course, this procedure blocked length ganger, who had been killed in the other line. Another occasional use was Blea Moor tunnel, leaving her with a large during line blockages through engineering family to rear. She had re-married, to Harry work or accident, for single line working by McCrone, himself a tunnel lengthman. pilotman. I think at-botomed rail was just Whilst I was at Dent, her son Jack Ward, who coming in: previously, the track was made had become tunnel length ganger, was also up of sixty-foot bull-head rails, replaced killed on the line, at the north end of Blea every twenty years on the Setle-Carlisle, Moor Tunnel. but every seven years in tunnels, because of (To be contnued: in the next issue, Mr corrosion. Hampson considers the lineside in his In my tme, there were only two ‘patch’) signalmen at Dent Head: Jim Harper and Donnie Sedgwick, and they worked alternate weeks of day and night shis, 0900-1620 and 2200-0520, Mondays to Saturdays. These were considered to be the busiest periods; outside these tmes, the box was switched out and the secton became nearly fve miles, from Blea Moor to Dent Staton. Timetables took account of this reducton in line capacity. Incidentally, Blea Moor Box had no switch: if Blea Moor was closed, say on Christmas Day, the entre line was closed from Setle Juncton northwards. Jim Harper was a very steady, serious, well-read man, fond of nature. He lived at Scow, below the box, on the roadside, with his school-teacher wife and daughter. Donnie was younger and more extrovert, member of a well-known Dentdale family. He lived in a bungalow at the foot of Staton Hill, with his wife Joan and her younger brother. Joans father, Bill Stanley, had built the bungalow, and had also worked in Dent Head Box, sadly dying there on duty, before my tme. Dent Head Box also later saw the tber lorry having coe over the Coal death on duty of Jim Harper. oad fro the ise ill unnel area having One of my dutes was to visit Dent to stop to ake one or to adustents Head at least once a week, and once a before aeptng to pass under the month out of working hours. The idea was railay at arsdale. arch . that I should not be expected. There were hoto ohn ooson 35 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Reviews AGAINST THE GRADE - Reviews Working on the Setle-Carlisle (All items available from the FoSCL Railway webshop: www.foscl.co.uk and from our Bob Swallow 2011 shops on Setle and Appleby statons) ISBN 7 1 0500 2 Great Northern Books Hardback 15 pp Colin Speakman 1 plus 2.50 pp Dales Way: the complete guide This is a companion volume to WR Mitchells Skyware, 2011 acclaimed Thunder in the Mountains and . 2.00 pp deals with the tales of the S&C - the stories, The Dales Way is a 78 mile long distance the banter, the folklore and the legends. walk from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere It provides an insight into the lives and which was conceived by Colin Speakman and happenings of the people who have worked fellow West Riding Rambler, Tom Wilcock. on, lived by and used the line over the years Some years ago, when I expressed since it was built, right up to the present day. an interest in walking the Dales Way, a Building on the work of Bill Mitchell, friend gave me a copy of the second editon Bob Swallow has captured delighully of this guidebook which was published in some of the reminiscences - before it is 1973. I stll have the book but have never too late. Mike Harding in his foreword got round to completng the walk although rightly says it is ‘a treasure trove of tales I have walked several sectons of it over the and a joy to read. Splendidly illustrated years. with photographs galore - many of them The original book was a traditonal- previously unpublished. This is a lovely style walking guide with close-set print and a ‘dip-into’ book which adds a great deal to few black and white photos. This beautfully the human interest of the S&C library. produced new editon is illustrated Mark Rand throughout with colour photographs and excellent strip maps of the entre route. Setle-Carlisle Railway Resources The clarity of these maps is one of the Handbook outstanding features of the book. It would By Nigel Musset be possible to complete the walk using the New for 2011, A4, about 00 computer- maps alone but it would be a pity to miss the printed pages in plastc comb binder. interestng facts and observatons included 5 plus 5.00 postage in the text. This is the most comprehensive and The route descriptons are clear thoroughly researched list of Setle-Carlisle and easy to follow. There are handy inserts ‘items’ imaginable! It will be a very useful containing informaton on the towns, reference tool for anybody trying to locate villages and landmarks along the way and material for in-depth study. a useful list of accommodaton, food stops It is assembled in secton headings and transport facilites. such as Primary Sources; Books; Postcards; The Dales Way link routes from Videos; Maps; TV Programmes etc. In fact, Bradford, Harrogate and Leeds are included the author appears to have listed everything as well as a suggested alternatve route from ever printed, recorded, manufactured or Cam Houses into Dentdale using the new known which appertains to the S&C. Some Pennine Bridleway. book covers, video cases etc. are illustrated. Reviewing this book has certainly So, for example, if you were trying reawakened my interest in walking the to fnd out more about a book writen by Dales Way and I would recommend it as an a Mr Peter Walton and need the ttle, date essental companion for anyone undertaking and ISBN to ask a bookseller to fnd a copy the walk. for you: look up under Books in secton Stephen Way B, run through the alphabetcal authors and you fnd Walton, Peter, Diesels on the 36 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Reviews Setle-Carlisle published by OPC in 1982, services. And the producton fnishes in ISBN 0 86093 119 6. a very optmistc mood with passenger A terrifc piece of work and a useful and freight trafc at the highest level for reference tome. decades. Pete Shaw There are also shots of modern trains and also some interestng vintage flm Ribblehead Re-born and stll photographs. The narraton is by By W.R. Mitchell Roger Hardingham and his script is accurate First published 12, revised 15, now throughout (not something to take for available again in 2011 A5, 5 page granted in certain DVDs on the market). soback Paul A. Kampen 7.5 inc pp This very readable book is now on sale again Setle Carlisle - Then and Now – in itself a testament of merit. It describes PSOV 1.50 plus 1.15 pp the famous 24 – arch , mile long, 104 high, Running tme 1 mins Ribblehead viaduct; covering early plans for Hot on the heels of Nostalgia Collectons the railway, viaduct design, constructon, life S&C Past and Present DVD comes another (and death) in a remote rural shanty town, which juxtaposes archive and modern long usage, deterioraton and then repair. footage. PSOVs approach is slightly The detailed text, diagrams and photos of diferent – the frst half of the flm covers the repair work are very interestng and tell us that the structure is now as sound as it vintage scenes – as far as I can tell, none of was in Victorian days. these have appeared in other DVDs currently available although I stand to be corrected. Pete Shaw The second half gives wonderfully The Story of the Setle-Carlisle flmed views of steam special running in Railway the last few years - the link being 46115 Kingsher Productons 14.5 1.15 pp Scots Guardsman on its last appearance Running tme 1hr 0mins at Carlisle in 1965 and its renaissance on In some respects this DVD comes as a the S&C in 2009. There are also views of successor to the same publisher’s ‘The Line the famous 15 Guinea Special and, just that Refused to Die double album which as in many a well known photograph, one has been a staple S&C flm for several years. is amazed by the amount of trespassing on sing some footage from that DVD, but with the railway which was taking place – and this much new material, it is ideal for those who with other, diesel, trains operatng in the want to know more about the railway itself. northbound directon Startng with an account of the Some people may be surprised by lines genesis, it covers the history of its the vintage flm of Ribblehead staton, with constructon, its statons, structures and the area now containing the sidings where personalites. There are interviews with Bill logs are transferred to rail occupied by large Mitchell; FoSCLs Ruth Evans, Ian Taylor and quarry structures. Derek Soames (who talks about his career in As with all PSOV productons, the the lines signalboxes); the late Alan Dugdale footage throughout is well shot, sharp and demonstrates the art of signal ‘lamping’ and bright. Thoroughly recommended! talks about his early years working on the Paul A. Kampen line and Nancy Edmondson describes life at Blea Moor in the early 1950s. Perhaps most revealing of all, Ron Coton describes in some detail his highly successful eforts to re-open eight closed statons and restore local passenger 37 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Leters to the Editor Leters to the Editor As with all material in this magazine, views expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of FoSCL commitee members. We reserve the right to edit leters. Working in Partnership Foot Crossings Last week I travelled the length of your I enjoyed Stanley Halls pithy and well- railway and was so impressed by what I reasoned artcle on barrow crossings in the found. May 2011 editon. Such crossings should be I served on the Railway for 35 years safe if people use their common sense, but before taking early retrement in 1996. For protectng the crossings with lights would the period from 1993 untl my retrement certainly help to prevent tragedies such as I was Press and Public Relatons Manager that at Elsenham a few years ago. for Regional Railways Central. My partcular What surprises me is that where responsibility was for the Cambrian line such a precauton does exist, a white light in Mid and North Wales. There was great is shown when it is safe for people to support for the Railway there. cross, but no light at all is shown to warn However, in that area we never pedestrians when it is not safe to cross! seemed able to forge the relatonship with Surely the risk would be reduced if a red user groups that you seem to have forged light were displayed when it was unsafe with Northern Rail. The harmony that to cross. Everyone knows that a red light seemed to exist has, I am sure, aided the means STOP, whereas a white light is rather obvious improvements that every one can vague in its meaning. see. A saving of electricity would also be The blending of volunteers and efected. On a line like the S&C, a red light professional railway staf is clear. The care of showing at the approach of a train would the statons and line-side is in no small part need to be illuminated for much less tme down to cooperaton. than a white light when there is no train in Every staton was immaculate the vicinity. and the trains were on tme. The revenue Many of our statons involve a long protecton was a pleasure. All too oen this trek to get from one plaorm to the other is poor on other rural lines. e,g, Garsdale and Armathwaite. Passengers Yes, you have aspiratons to would beneft from barrow crossings achieve. The through service to Glasgow, (protected by red lights) at such statons newer rolling stock etc. But what you have where, ironically, the visibility up and down shown is what can be achieved when railway the line is probably clearer than it is at Dent operator and support group trust each and Horton, where such crossings are in use. other. David Alison – by email Northern Rail will have known that you would support the early service Wrong Line Working in each directon. That, I am sure, was a great inuence when the planning was In the May magazine you queston why undertaken. I wish you every success in your the newly introduced local train in 1986 is eforts. operatng wrong line at Lunds. My diary On a fnal note I stayed at the Lion tells me that I was at a meetng at Preston in Setle. I would have liked to see more on Tues. 15th; but on Wed. 16th, I was recogniton of the line at the hotel. A poster Pilotman Kirkby Stephen to Blea Moor for I could suggest arrival by rail. Aer all the suspect just normal heavy(ish) maintenance. Hotel cannot ofer car parking. I suggest the This was the tme when the line was closed same may apply else where along the line. on nights and it would be too costly to open Good luck. I will be back. signal boxes additonally and pay p.way men night rates and it was obviously not thought Martn Watkins - by email necessary to open Garsdale for SLW. 38 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Leters to the Editor The weeks preceding the re- returned a couple of days later the lights introducton of the local services were a busy had disappeared. I well remember the late tme ensuring statons were ft for purpose Peter Walton negotatng to have the garden with basic shelters (where possible), basic shed (which he purchased) sited on Kirkby poster boards, signing, lightng (a single post Stephen Down plaorm which acted as the on one plaorm with one lamp angled on shelter for a few years. I also remember Ron to that plaorm and another lamp angled Coton negotatng with the owner of Dent on to the opposite plaorm), rubbish and staton buildings for passengers to cross obstructons removed and cleaned as much his land and bridge across the beck to gain as possible etc., etc. My patch, as Trafc access to the plaorms. Manager, Penrith, at that tme was north of When the DalesRail service ran on Denthead and along with Paul Holden, the certain weekends, prior to the introducton Leading Railman at Appleby, we spent a lot of the regular service, and it was dark I lit the of tme fxing, cleaning and promotng the Down plaorms at Langwathby, Lazonby and new service. Armathwaite with gas lamps transported in When I tried to open up the the back of my BR Bedford HA van - what a waitng room on the p side at Armathwaite way to spend a Saturday night. nobody knew where the key was (aer Just a small snapshot of some of 16 years) so I had to use a crow bar to get the unseen work that went into the new in and not only were the windows stll service. intact, but the original plaorm oil lights Ken Harper – by email were stored there. nfortunately when I

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39 Setle-Carlisle Railway Journal - Leters to the Editor Marorie Richardson – poor railways cost. Yet, one-man buses Member No 1 don’t pay.” Regarding the sad news about the death Marjorie lived to be rewarded by of Marjorie Richardson. I remember the great transformaton in the fortunes of her occasionally coming to Earby staton the S&C, all stemming from the doughty booking ofce to collect her fathers wages enthusiasts of the 1980s. I look forward to in the period 1949 – 52. Her Mum usually re-reading the memories of her father. came as well. Her Dad was one of three disabled crossing-keepers who manned Rodney Hampson – Keele, Stas Earby crossing, jobs which the L.M.S. ofered Walking in the Dales to disabled staf. Thanks to Ruth Evans for suggestng Marjorie wrote to me on 19th extended walks with a break of journey March 1987 mentoning travelling with me at a Dales B.&B. How well I recall two from Dent to Garsdale in 1952 when I was members who ran B.&Bs. and advertsed in Statonmaster at Dent: these pages. A good circular walk would be Garsdale-Kirkby Stephen via Mallerstang, “I stll travel several tmes each summer Kirkby-Ravenstonedale - Sedbergh, then up the Setle-Carlisle line. We hope that it via Baugh Fell to Garsdale. A good nights WILL BE SAVED. A small cost, to the huge sleep would surely follow such an efort. amount of money wasted. I’ve just heard on I hope local businesses might beneft too, Radio Lancashire road accidents cost Lancs. especially away from the main tourist season C.C. over £70 m last year. The powers that Graham Lund - Girvan be ought to make more use of railways – surely, to save lives and people maimed for elo scape fro the SC life is the greatest necessity. Folks don’t ohn and racey ohnson at the s realise the high cost of the roads and road eekend at Leyburn st uly. accidents, they think only of how much the

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