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Nidd Valley Railway
The Nidd Valley Railway was a long single-track branch railway line that ran along the valley of the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England. Built by the North Eastern Railway, it ran from Ripley Junction, on the Harrogate to Ripon Line, to via five intermediate stations, , , , , and . History The proposal to drive a railway into Nidderdale was first mooted by the Leeds & Thirsk Railway Company when they were constructing their line. Parliamentary authority was granted, but they allowed the powers to lapse and in 1860, the North Eastern Railway (who had been granted authority in 1859) started constructing the line instead. It opened to traffic on 1 May 1862. The branch was single line throughout, with no passing places for passenger traffic at the intermediate stations, though goods trains could pass at , and Dacre. The line ran a distance of from Ripley Junction on the Leeds to Thirsk line, which was north of , the distance from Harrogate to Pateley Bridge being . The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Rail
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, bus, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacre Railway Station
Dacre railway station served the villages of Dacre and Summerbridge, North Yorkshire, England from 1862 to 1951 on the Nidd Valley Railway. History The station opened as Dacre Banks on 1 May 1862 on the Nidd Valley line, part of the North Eastern Railway. The station was renamed Dacre in 1866. The station was closer to Summerbridge than to Dacre, and that part of Dacre close to the station is called Dacre Banks. Dacre was one of the two important intermediate stations on the branch (the other being Birstwith). As such there was a two-storey station building, with single-storey wings at each end, and constructed of local stone to the designs of NER Architect Thomas Prosser. This included accommodation for the Station Master, a ticket office and waiting room. WC facilities were later improved by the addition of timber buildings at the southern (Darley) end. At the northern end of the station was the goods yard, with a warehouse, coal cells and a brick signal cabin, added about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines Opened In 1862
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rail Transport In North Yorkshire
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Closed Railway Lines In North East England
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Scar House Reservoir
Scar House Reservoir is the second of the three reservoirs in Upper Nidderdale, England, the others being Angram Reservoir and Gouthwaite Reservoir. Between them they attract around 150,000 visitors a year. Angram and Scar House were built to supply water to the Bradford area of West Yorkshire, England. Water from here is transferred to Chellow Heights via the Nidd Aqueduct using only gravity and no pumping. The dam contains over one million tonnes of masonry, it rises to above the river and is almost long. It was completed in 1936. The dam height is The reservoir is fed almost exclusively from Angram reservoir, which in turn is fed predominantly from the flanks of Great Whernside. History Scar House was the last reservoir to be built in the Nidd Valley. It superseded an earlier reservoir, Hayden Carr, constructed in the early 1890s. Work started at Hayden Carr in 1894 by Morrison and Mason of Edinburgh. When Angram was nearing completion, Bradford Corporation de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angram Reservoir
Angram Reservoir is the first of three reservoirs on the River Nidd in Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, the others being Scar House Reservoir and finally the compensation reservoir Gouthwaite Reservoir. It is located at OS map reference . Between them they attract around 150,000 visitors a year. The reservoir takes its name from Angram, a settlement in the township of Stonebeck Up, submerged when the reservoir was completed in 1919. Little Whernside () to the north and Great Whernside () to the west of the reservoir are close by. The River Nidd flows for approximately from the flanks of Great Whernside before joining the reservoir. History The reservoir was built to supply water to the Bradford area of West Yorkshire. It was built by Bradford Corporation between 1904 and 1919, under an Act of Parliament in 1890 which also authorised the corporation to construct three other reservoirs in upper Nidderdale. Haden Carr reservoir was first built in the 1890s, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidderdale Greenway
The Nidderdale Greenway is a path that runs between Harrogate and Ripley in North Yorkshire, England. It uses a former railway line that ran between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge as its course. The route connects to other cycle paths including the Way of the Roses. Route The former Nidd Valley Railway closed completely in 1964 and Leeds-Thirsk railway line was closed in 1969. The Nidderdale Greenway makes use of both of these former railways to provide a traffic-free walking and cycle zone that extends from Bilton (in north eastern Harrogate) to the village of Ripley, which is further north. The Greenway was first proposed in the 1990s and after land purchases, public inquiries and a lottery grant, was officially opened in May 2013. The route is very popular and is used by pedestrians, cyclists, runners and horse-riders. Starting at Bilton (which is on the southern link of the Way of the Roses cycle route), the route heads north-westerly on the former Leeds-Thirsk railway li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotgate Ash Quarry
Scotgate Ash Quarry or Scot Gate Ash Quarry,Most sources list the name of as being ''Scotgate Ash''. Modern Mapping shows the area as ''Scot Gate Ash''. was the collective name for extensive quarry workings that were on the northern edge of Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, England. When the quarry was last in use, the area was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and was described as being the largest quarry in West Yorkshire.Until the boundary changes in 1974, Pateley Bridge was in the historic county of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Post 1974, it has been in North Yorkshire. After 1872, building stone from Scotgate Ash was exported from the quarry site firstly by incline into the town of Pateley Bridge and thence by train on the Nidd Valley Railway (NVR). Because of its durability and hard-wearing nature, Scotgate Ash stone was used in building the platforms at many mainline railway stations in the United Kingdom, as well as being in demand as a building stone, not only in the lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Nidderdale
Nidderdale, historically also known as Netherdale, is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park) in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows south Nidderdale Caves, underground and then along the dale, forming several reservoirs including the Gouthwaite Reservoir, before turning east and eventually joining the River Ouse, Yorkshire, River Ouse. The only town in the dale is Pateley Bridge. Other settlements include Wath-in-Nidderdale, Wath, Ramsgill, Lofthouse, North Yorkshire, Lofthouse, and Middlesmoor above Pateley Bridge, and Bewerley, Glasshouses, North Yorkshire, Glasshouses, Summerbridge, North Yorkshire, Summerbridge, Dacre, North Yorkshire, Dacre, Darley, North Yorkshire, Darley, Birstwith, Hampsthwaite and Kettlesing below Pateley. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Nidderdale was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1994. The AONB covers a much wider area than Nidderdale. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidd Valley Light Railway
Nidd Valley Light Railway was a light railway in upper Nidderdale in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was owned by Bradford Corporation Waterworks Department and the corporation also operated its public passenger services. Power & Traction Ltd of London obtained a Light Railway Order for the railway from Pateley Bridge to Lofthouse in 1900, but these powers were taken over by Bradford Corporation. A contract to build Angram Reservoir was awarded to John Best & Son in 1903, and he also won the contract to build the public railway and a private extension to the reservoir site. This was initially built to gauge but was converted to standard gauge by 1907, when the public railway opened. Best had his own locomotives, and Bradford Corporation equipped the public railway with second hand locomotives and carriages from the Metropolitan Railway. The Angram Reservoir project was completed in 1916. The corporation had obtained powers to build another reservoir at Scar House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)
The North Eastern Railway (NER) was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854 by the combination of several existing railway companies. Later, it was amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923. Its main line survives to the present day as part of the East Coast Main Line between London and Edinburgh. Unlike many other pre-Grouping companies the NER had a relatively compact territory, in which it had a near monopoly. That district extended through Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland, with outposts in Westmorland and Cumberland. The only company penetrating its territory was the Hull & Barnsley, which it absorbed shortly before the main grouping. The NER's main line formed the middle link on the Anglo-Scottish "East Coast Main Line" between London and Edinburgh, joining the Great Northern Railway near Doncaster and the North British Railway at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Although primarily a Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
