Wensleydale Railway Rail Link Photos - Scruton Platform Extension

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Scruton Station - Platform Extension

and National Railway Heritage Award

The Railway has been awarded another National prize for the quality of its work. The award was made at the National Railway Heritage Awards, this is an annual celebration of the best of UK heritage railway restoration. This is the 3rd year in a row that WR has won recognition for the excellence of its work, winning a blue plaque in 2015 for Scruton Station restoration, in 2016 the crossing gates at Scruton and now the service platform at Scruton Station - again a blue plaque for best in class. The award was presented by Mark Wild (Managing Director London Underground) and Mark Bonner (Customer Environment & Design Lead London Underground). The Press Release is contained in the photo gallery below.

The platform has been built to a North Eastern Railway design, commonly seen over its system in the North of England, but this is the only example now of its kind. The platform was built by contractor David Harrison assisted by the Direct Works Team. It cost just over £34,000 to build and can receive 3 coach trains. Funding was provided by Scruton Parish Council who secured a Yoreventure grant of £22,280, the balance was provided by the WRA(T) and included a volunteer time contribution of £5,250. The platform was completed in 6 months.

Visitors to Scruton Station will be able to see the new blue plaque on the awards wall. The station is currently opened only for special events - watch the WR website for detail. Regular trains services will start once the level crossing and track improvements between Ham Hall and Leeming Bar are completed.

This photo gallery shows the details of the Award Ceremony and then the construction of the platform extension at Scruton. To allow trains to stop there, the platform extension was in two parts. First a transitional sloping section of traditional solid construction to increase the platform height to the required standard. This was then followed by a three carriage length wooden platform extension to a NER design.

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Photo - Press Release
Visitors to Scruton Station will be able to see the new blue plaque on the awards wall at Scruton Station. The station is currently opened only for special events - watch the WR website for detail. Regular trains services will start once the level crossing and track improvements between Ham Hall and Leeming Bar are completed. (06/12/2017)
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Photo - Press Release
Visitors to Scruton Station will be able to see the new blue plaque on the awards wall at Scruton Station. The station is currently opened only for special events - watch the WR website for detail. Regular trains services will start once the level crossing and track improvements between Ham Hall and Leeming Bar are completed. (06/12/2017)
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Official photo from the National Railway Heritage award ceremony at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London on 6th December. This is the 3rd year in a row that WR has won recognition for the excellence of its work, winning a blue plaque in 2015 for Scruton Station restoration, in 2016 the crossing gates at Scruton, and now the service platform at Scruton Station - again a blue plaque for best in class. The award was presented by Mark Wild (Managing Director London Underground) and Mark Bonner (Customer Environment & Design Lead London Underground). Photo (from left to right) Mark Wild, David Harrison, Janet Crampton, David Walker, Chris Bonner (06/12/2017)
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Photo - Unknown Photographer
A photo taken following the National Railway Heritage Award ceremony at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London on 6th December 2017 (where the WR won an award for the Scruton Platform Extension). It shows the WR team of David Walker, Janet Crampton and David Harrison - the contractor who built Scruton Platform extension. (06/12/2017)
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The Scruton platform extension has been built to a North Eastern Railway design, commonly seen over its system in the North of England, but this is the only example now of its kind. The platform was built by contractor David Harrison assisted by the Direct Works Team. It cost just over £34,000 to build and can receive 3 coach trains. Funding was provided by Scruton Parish Council who secured a Yoreventure grant of £22,280, the balance was provided by the WRA(T) and included a volunteer time contribution of £5,250. The platform was completed in 6 months. (2017)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton to suit a future standard height platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
The Direct Works Team building a platform extension ramp at Scruton to suit a future standard height platform (04/11/2015)
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Photo - John Tong
Hard-core and rubble from the old railway cottage (directly opposite Scruton station) which is being modernised; this is being used West of the new platform where there is a hollow in the ground (06/01/2016)
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Photo - David Dalton
Continuing the wall construction on Phase 2 of the platform at Scruton (27/01/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
This shows David Dalton busy with the front wall of the Scruton platform extension; notice the gradient (edge) increase from Phase 1 (east end) to the expected Phase 3 (10/02/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The platform edge slab has now reached its desired position and is about to lifted off the wheeled truck at Scruton (30/03/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The platform edge slab has been lifted up and is resting on a temporary support so that the truck and the track can be removed and mortar applied at Scruton (30/03/2016)
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Photo - David Dalton
The finished ramp with all its edging slabs fitted At Scruton station. We now await the 3 carriage length wooden platform, at which trains will be allowed to stop (30/03/2016)
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Photo - David Dalton
The finished ramp with all its edging slabs fitted At Scruton station. We now await the 3 carriage length wooden platform, at which trains will be allowed to stop (30/03/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Pegging out of the new platform at Scruton with work going on 200 ft. away (27/04/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Before the platform work at Scruton could commence the south side 20' ISO Container had to be moved west again (02/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The telehandler pulls the container west on skids to its interim last place at Scruton (02/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The first three concrete sleepers are being moved into position at Scruton (02/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The first three concrete sleepers are positioned at Scruton (02/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
All 35 concrete sleepers are sited ready for final location for Scruton platform extension (02/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
All 35 concrete sleepers are sited ready for final location for Scruton platform extension (02/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The mini-digger digs out the first trenches ready for ballast and the concrete sleepers for Scruton platform extension (04/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The concrete sleeper is moved to the trench for Scruton platform extension (04/05/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Tamping down the ballast in a trench for Scruton platform extension. The wooden platform jig can be seen on the rails in the background (04/05/2016)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The platform extensions at Scruton Station under construction (10/07/2016)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The platform extensions at Scruton Station under construction (10/07/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The new platform extension at Scruton Station under construction (14/07/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The new platform extension at Scruton Station under construction (14/07/2016)
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Photo - David Walker
Scruton Platform extension under construction. (19/07/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
More progress can be seen on the Scruton platform extension with uprights at the back (20/07/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The trestles for the new platform at Scruton under construction (20/07/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Building the rear wall of the new platform at Scruton (20/07/2016)
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Photo - David Walker
The Volker tamper is returning from tamping new track at Romanby and passing the trestles which will support the new platform at Scruton. The new platform is being built to the North Eastern Timber platform design of 1909 - with adaptations to meet current rail track standards. A snug fit but no problem with clearances. (21/07/2016)
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Photo - David Walker
Scruton Platform extension under construction. (21/07/2016)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Building of the wooden platform at Scruton in progress (21/07/2016)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The scaffolding arrangement to position the concrete sleepers used at foundatation bases for the wooden platform at Scruton (21/07/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
A view along the decking of wooden platform at Scruton. About half the decking is still to be completed. (03/08/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The intermediate ramp and wooden platform at Scruton. (03/08/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
By 3rd August wooden platform at Scruton is progressing well. About half the decking is complete and the back fence under construction. (03/08/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The new wooden platform at Scruton in 65.4 metres - long enough for three coaches (10/08/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The new platform at Scruton looking west (10/08/2016)
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Photo - David Walker
Scruton Platform extension almost complete (16/08/2016)
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Photo - David Walker
The new wooden platform at Scruton from the west (16/08/2016)
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Photo - David Walker
Scruton Platform extension almost complete (17/08/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
A view on 31st August showing the new access steps at the western end of the new wooden platform at Scruton. (31/08/2016)
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Photo - Alan Lancaster
The Scruton station platform extension looks good, raised to standard height. You can see the difference (28/09/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
The infill soil at Scruton Station Platform is compressed with the hired compactor (19/10/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
End edging stone slabs fitted against wooden platform at Scruton (02/11/2016)
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Photo - John Tong
Phase 2 Platform rubble being levelled at Scruton by the Direct Works Team. (08/02/2017)
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Photo - John Tong
Direct Works Team - Phase 2 of the Scruton platform rear safety fencing being built (10/05/2017)
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Photo - John Tong
Watch this space - the future location of a back gate & steps to allow access to the space behind the new platform extension at Scruton Station (14/06/2017)
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Photo - John Tong
The new steps to access the rear of the new platform extension at Scruton station after installation - A gate at the top still needs to provided in the fencing (05/07/2017)
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Photo - DLH
The new platform sign at Scruton platform extension (05/07/2017)
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Photo - David Walker
The road planings being laid and levelled on the platform area at Scruton (12/07/2017)
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Photo - John Tong
Road planings have been laid to form the new surface for the ramp to the new platform at Scruton (12/07/2017)
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Photo - John Tong
Constructing the rear gate in the fence to allow access to the rear of the platform extension at Scruton (19/07/2017)
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