Blea Moor Sidings

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Blea moor sidings.

Yorkshire dales near ribblehead viaduct along winterscales beck towards little dale with blea moor railway signal box in view. Gypsum train in blea moor sidings. Class 60 diesel number 60003 with a gypsum train in the sidings at blea moor near ribblehead viaduct on the settle to carlisle railway line. Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Settle and carlisle line midland railway photographer. There are no less than nine videos in this series. The gypsum is a by product of the desulphurisation process at coal fired power stations and is taken by train to kirkby thore near appleby in westmorland in cumbria for use at the gypsum works. Blea moor tunnel dent head viaduct artengill viaduct rise hill tunnel horton quarry horton lime works hawes watertroughs arcow quarry helwith bridge quarry siding ribble viaduct dry rig quarry dandrymire viaduct moorcock tunnel lunds viaduct.

Blea moor signal box and up tank house from southwest plus railway snow plough. At the allotted departure time subject to the timely passage of the passenger service the train travels along the spur see photo 11 and joins the down northbound line for the eight mile trip to blea moor sidings. Blea moor signal box and up tank house from the south with cl 9f no. Signalbox other photographs of blea moor sidings on railscot.

The signal box is blea moor situated with a bleak outlook in winter and the bleat of sheep in summer. Context view from the north. This can be extended by following a fairly decent track over the moor following the line of shafts. Lms 45212 45407 blast past blea moor the citadel 2018 duration.

Accompanied by an equally remote house the signaller s peace and quiet is shattered periodically by the passing of trains and the tramp of dale walker s boots. Blea moor sidings up side.