Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos

Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive

Pre WR photos of Castlehills and Northallerton

Here are a number of photos of the Castle Hills and Northallerton area prior to the Wensleydale Railway taking over the line

Ref - 13107

Photo - Unknown Photographer
Class G5 loco on the south curve heading to Northallerton - Date unknown (Date unknown)
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Ref - 13107

Photo - Unknown Photographer
Class G5 loco on the south curve heading to Northallerton - Date unknown (Date unknown)
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Ref - 13106

Photo - Unknown Photographer
Installing the Northallerton avoiding line during WW2 (99/99/1940)
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Ref - 6023

Photo - LNER
A map showing the arrangement of lines at Northallerton during the war (1940s)
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Ref - 6024

Photo - LNER
Showing the temporary bridge that was built to take the Wensleydale line over the temporary wartime Northallerton avoiding line (1940s)
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Ref - 6025

Photo - LNER
The story of the wartime avoiding line at Northallerton which necessitated a very low level bridge for the line to Wensleydale (1940s)
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Ref - 13067

Photo - G. Ward
G5 67346 about to leave Northallerton for Hawes (19/08/1950)
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Ref - 13068

Photo - G. Ward
J21 65038 and D20 62388 at Northallerton going to Garsdale (19/09/1953)
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Ref - 11238

Photo - Ernie's Railway Archive
Former direct curve to Northallerton Station from the Wensleydale line (--/04/1976)
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Ref - 3396

Photo - Nick Whelan
Photo taken by Nick Whelan of the old Northallerton top box in April 1988 (--/04/1988)
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Ref - 3397

Photo - Nick Whelan
Taken by Nick Whelan of the old Northallerton top box in May 1988, this is a scan of a negative. (--/05/1988)
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Ref - 3398

Photo - Nick Whelan
Taken in June 1990, this scan of a negative shows the partial demolition of Northallerton Top Box (--/06/1990)
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Ref - 2085

Photo - Michael Metcalfe
The Warriors standing next to the ECML at Northallerton waiting its path which could be hours away.! (24/06/1997)
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Ref - 2123

Photo - Michael Metcalfe
37/893 Along side ECML at Castle Hills waiting for the path. (03/09/1999)
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