Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Garsdale Station, Garsdale | ||
| Garsdale Station | ||
| Hawes Junction | ||
| Hawes Junction and Garsdale | ||
| Garsdale and Hawes Junction | ||
| Garsdale for Hawes | ||
| site name:- | Settle and Carlisle Railway | |
| site name:- | Hawes branch railway | |
| locality:- | Garsdale Head | |
| locality:- | Garsdale valley | |
| civil parish:- | Garsdale (formerly Yorkshire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | railway station | |
| coordinates:- | SD78869181 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD7891 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD79 | |
| SummaryText:- | Opened as Hawes Junction 1876; renamed Hawes Junction and Garsdale 1900; renamed Garsdale Station 1900; closed 1970; reopened 1986. | |
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 BJR74.jpg (taken 9.8.2005)  BJR76.jpg (taken 9.8.2005) |
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 BMG57.jpg View N. (taken 16.6.2006)  BWX71.jpg View N. (taken 16.6.2006)  BMG58.jpg View S. (taken 16.6.2006) |
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 BQV35.jpg Train to Settle. (taken 18.6.2009)  BQV36.jpg Train to Settle. (taken 18.6.2009)  BWX68.jpg Goods train. (taken 22.7.2012)  BQV37.jpg Garsdale Water Tower (taken 18.6.2009)  BRG86.jpg (taken 13.8.2009)  BWX69.jpg (taken 22.7.2012)  BWX70.jpg Drinking fountain, new casting 2008. (taken 22.7.2012) |
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 BQV41.jpg Track plan. (taken 2009) |
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| hearsay:- |
The station dealt with many pilot engines used to double head trains. There was a
turntable to turn these to run home light, and one windy night, the early hours of
21 December 1900, the wind caught a locomotive and span it round for several hours
until someone had the idea of pouring cinders and sand into the well to bring things
to a stop. After that the turntable was provided with a wind fence of old sleepers! |
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| To Mr Bilcock, Inspector:- |
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| "... As the Pilot Engine No. 1310 was turning on the Turntable this morning the Wind
being so Strong the engine got beyond control ..." |
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