Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


Photos from pre Wenseydale Railway days
Here can be seen a number of photos of the Wenseydale Railway which date back to before the Wensleydale Railway took over the line.

Photo - David Haxby Collection
North Eastern Railway Station Building at Ainderby (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
North Eastern Railway Station Building at Ainderby (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Ainderby Signal Box.
The box is now at Alston on the South Tynedale Railway (04/12/1983)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - David Haxby Collection
North Eastern Railway fixed distant signal at Ainderby. The level crossing can be seen in the distance (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Scruton Signal Box (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Leeming Bar Signal Box (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Leeming Bar Station Building.
Gordon Biddle in his book 'Victorian Stations' refers to the classical touch of "a shallow stone portico on square columns, and a lean-to platform veranda" Leeming Bar was built in 1848 (04/12/1983)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - David Haxby Collection
Aiskew Crossing Signal Box (21/02/1981)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
North Eastern Railway slotted post distant signal at Aiskew Crossing between Leeming Bar and Bedale. (21/02/1981)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Bedale Signal Box (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
North Eastern Railway elevated shunt signal, Bedale (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
North Eastern Railway elevated shunt signal, Bedale (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Finghall Lane Signal Box.
The box was later moved to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway (04/12/1983)Click here to see higher resolution photo
Photo - David Haxby Collection
North Eastern Railway signal (but with a modern arm) at Finghall Lane (18/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Leyburn Signal Box (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Leyburn Station and good yard, looking west. (04/12/1983)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Leyburn, with signal box, telegraph wires and North Eastern Railway lower-quadrant signal. (23/09/1978)
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Photo - David Haxby Collection
Wensley Signal Box (since demolished) (04/12/1983)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale, in the fog the train had demolished the wooden gates at Little Ainderby crossing. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this photo of Bedale level crossing and signal box in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this photo of Crakehall in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this photo of Finghall in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this photo of the stone quarry sidings at Redmire in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this photo at Redmire in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this photo of the train approaching Bedale in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Nick Whelan took this photo of Bedale crossing in April 1987, whilst on the last train to go up the dale. (--/04/1987)
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Photo - Nick Whelan
Photo taken by Nick Whelan of the old Northallerton top box in April 1988 (--/04/1988)
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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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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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