SETTLE – CARLISLE RAILWAY DIRECTORY OF RESOURCES A listing of printed, audio-visual and other resources including museums, public exhibitions and heritage sites * * * Compiled by Nigel Mussett 2020 Petteril Bridge Junction CARLISLE SCOTBY 1942 River Eden CUMWHINTON 1956 Cotehill Viaduct COTEHILL 1952 Dry Beck Viaduct ARMATHWAITE Armathwaite Tunnel Armathwaite Viaduct Baron Wood Tunnels 1 (south) & 2 (north) LAZONBY & KIRKOSWALD Lazonby Tunnel Eden Lacy Viaduct LITTLE SALKELD 1970 Little Salkeld Viaduct Cross Fell 2930ft LANGWATHBY Waste Bank Tunnel Culgaith Tunnel CULGAITH 1970 Crowdundle Viaduct NEWBIGGIN 1970 LONG MARTON 1970 Long Marton Viaduct APPLEBY Ormside Viaduct ORMSIDE 1952 Griseburn Viaduct Helm Tunnel Crosby Garrett Viaduct Crosby Garrett Tunnel CROSBY GARRETT 1952 Smardale Viaduct KIRKBY STEPHEN Birkett Tunnel Wild Boar Fell 2323ft Shotlock Tunnel Ais Gill Viaduct Moorcock Tunnel Lunds Viaduct Mossdale Viaduct Dandry Mire Viaduct Appersett Viaduct GARSDALE Mossdale Rise Hill Tunnel HAWES 1959 Head Tunnel DENT Arten Gill Viaduct Blea Moor Tunnel Dent Head Viaduct Whernside 2415ft Ribblehead Viaduct RIBBLEHEAD Penyghent 2277ft Ingleborough 2372ft Ribble Viaduct HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE Little Viaduct Sheriff Brow Viaduct Taitlands Tunnel Whitefriars Viaduct SETTLE Stations - open Marshfield Viaduct Settle Junction Stations - closed, with dates of closure to passengers. River Ribble Crosby Garrett and Cotehill since demolished © Nigel Mussett 2019 © NJM 2018 Route map of the Settle—Carlisle Railway and Hawes Branch GRADIENT PROFILE Gargrave to Carlisle After The Cumbrian Railways Association ’The Midland’s Settle & Carlisle Distance Diagrams’ 1992. CONTENTS Route map of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Gradient profile Introduction A. Primary Sources B. Books, pamphlets and leaflets C. Periodicals and articles D. Research Studies E. Maps F. Pictorial images: photographs, postcards, greetings cards, paintings and posters G. Audio-recordings: records, tapes and CDs H. Audio-visual recordings: films, videos and DVDs I. Radio and television programmes J. Music, Drama and Verse K. Sculpture, Pottery and Ceramics L. Miscellaneous Items and Souvenirs M. Museums and Selected Heritage Locations Appendices: Appendix 1 Settle-Carlisle Line Chronology Appendix 2 Stations Appendix 3 Tunnels Appendix 4 Viaducts Appendix 5 All bridges and line-side features (including the Hawes Branch) Appendix 6 Signal Boxes Appendix 7 Sidings and other line-side structures Appendix 8 Some notable accidents Appendix 9 Parishes through which the line runs Appendix 10 Navvy settlements and the five Contracts awarded for the Construction of the line. List of Resources. Appendix 11 Export of local produce and natural resources Appendix 12 Railways come to North Craven Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________________________________________________ The aim of this Directory is to bring together into a comprehensive listing as many of the numerous and varied resource materials relating to the Settle–Carlisle railway as possible. For over one hundred and fifty years, since the line was first envisaged by the Midland Railway (MR) in the 1860s, the Settle-Carlisle route has captured the imagination of the travelling public, railway buffs and those with a quest for romance and adventure. The writer of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament may have complained1 that ‘of making many books there is no end’: the same could certainly be said of the Settle-Carlisle line. Today we would want to include video recordings, DVDs and a multitude of other artistic efforts as well. Those seeking further information on what is arguably the most famous scenic line in England are spoilt for choice with regard to both the range and number of published resources. Some attempt has been made to categorise the various items available under the headings used for Sections A – M. Beginning with the primary sources, one will find that this material is generally officially archived and stored in the various Record Offices and may conveniently be inspected there. The locations of such material relating to the line are listed in Section A. Relevant published written material is listed in Section B. Bibliographic details are given for each publication tpgether with a bried synopsis and critical appraisal where the material has been examined. Prices, where stated, are the publishers’ recommended retail prices at the time of publication. It will be appreciated that many publications and items listed are, alas, out of print or no longer available, although second-hand copies do appear from time to time and are worth searching for. The prices of these vary tremendously, depending on their nature, condition and rarity, and not least the source from which copies are obtained. It has not been practicable to indicate which publications are currently either in or out of print, but with the advent of the Internet it is now very much easier to trace obscure or out-of-print copies than it used to be. Illustrations in published works are in black-and-white unless otherwise stated. Various items are included which, although they do not relate solely to it, help to provide a broader appreciation of the Settle-Carlisle route because they concern adjacent lines or associated enterprises. For example, many references are to be found to the ‘Little’ North Western Railway of the 1840s which pre-dated the Settle-Carlisle by thirty years and to the link which the Midland made with the North Eastern Railway by way of the Hawes branch. Similarly, it would seem churlish to omit all reference to the so-called ‘Waverley’ route because of its intimate relationship with the Settle-Carlisle. The adoption of a 3-star convention for the items in Section B should go some way to help identify the relevance of each source to the Settle-Carlisle line per se. The Appendices bring together a great deal of basic information about the line, providing an immediate source of reference. To the frustration of the serious researcher, it will soon be appreciated that so-called authoritative sources differ markedly in the information they communicate. Contradictory ‘factual’ information is rife and so in these Appendices an attempt has been made to present information which is as accurate and reliable as possible, usually stating the sources from which the information has been obtained or where information found in other sources differs significantly from what is listed here. Errors will undoubtedly still persist and users are urged to inform the Association of any errors or new sources which may be added to the Directory in the future. A. PRIMARY SOURCES 1. The National Archives (formerly The Public Record Office), Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Tel. 020 8876 3444. Website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The main general categories under which railway material is held are as follows: - Introduction - Records formerly held by the BTHR (see below for more details) - Records of the Board of Trade - Records of the Ministry of Transport - Parliamentary and Judicial sources - Other sources - Maps, plans and photographs - Accident Reports - Locomotive and rolling stock - Records not held in the National Archives - Further reading (i) Following the rationalisation of the British Transport Historical Records (BTHR) in 1972, nearly 1400 record series were transferred to the National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) and categorised under five departmental codes: AN British Transport Commission, British Railways Board and other bodies since Nationalisation; also the Railway Executive Committee and matters relating to World War 1 and World War 2. RAIL Records of the pre-Nationalisation railway companies and the Railway Clearing House. ZLIB Books and Pamphlets. ZPER Periodicals. ZSPC W.E. Hayward collection. There is a BTHR Catalogue available in the Open Reading Room. This can also be accessed on-line (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk). Important railway archive material relevant to the Settle-Carlisle route held at Kew includes the following: a. LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY RAIL 419-433 RAIL 420 40 LMSR: Settle and Carlisle plans, additional lands required at Long Marton and New Biggin, 1923 RAIL 1015 2/58 LMSR Collection: 1876-1910. Settle and Carlisle railway: gangers’ time recording books, etc. b. LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY RAIL 390 - 401 c. LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY RAIL 410 d. MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY Midland Railway Company (vested in the LMSR with effect from 1January 1923). RAIL 491 1 – 359 Minutes of meetings 360 – 361 Reports 362 – 368 Stocks and shares registers, etc. 369 – 671 Agreements, contracts, specifications and plans 672 – 856 Miscellaneous books and records, including traffic and expenses (672-677 gives details for stations) 857 – 930 Locomotive and rolling stock records 931 – 961 Engineering reports on bills deposited in parliament 962 – 968 Correspondence and papers (including 963 James Allport, 1866- 1878) 969 – 1081 Staff records 1082 – 1086 Publications 1087 – 1106 Accountants’ records 1107 – 1136 Civil Engineers’ records 1137 - 1138 Marine records 1139 Miscellaneous books, records, contracts and diaries 1140 – 1142 Selected items from the above archives in RAIL 491 of particular Settle-Carlisle interest are listed below, although it should be noted that there may be other documents included in other areas (Series). RAIL 491 314 Settle-Carlisle Construction Committee 1867 – 1873 315 Ditto, 1874 – 1882 403-412 Contracts for the Midland Railway’s extension into