The stainmore and eden valley railways, portraits of steam, the lms couch signal box diagrams of the great western, etc. The stainmore railway company is a volunteer run nonprofit company whos aims include restoring the former kirkby stephen east station and to develop the site as a heritage centre and working railway representing the early 1950s. British railways southern region diesel electric multiple unit 205009 at warcop station. Fine clean and sound without major blemishes and only light indications of being previously owned very good a presentable copy with indications of previous ownership. The eden valley railway, with its connection to the sdlur at kirkby stephen, opened to freight on 8th april, 1862, and passenger traffic on 9th june, 1862. It looks rather incongruous to anyone driving past a chunk of railway memorabilia stuck in the middle of an open moor where nothing much has moved for fifty years except sheep. Warcop is a pretty village and civil parish in the eden district of cumbria, england. It ran between clifton junction near penrith and kirkby stephen via applebyinwestmorland passenger traffic ended in 1962 and the line was reduced to the track between the junction at appleby station with the settlecarlisle line and kirkby stephen which served a quarry. The station reopened to traffic as the base of the stainmore railway. Nov 19, 2004 the charity organisation the eden valley railway trust alongside the voluntarily run eden valley railway company, have been working on the rebuilding and restoration project over the last few years.
The only other book covering the line in detail is the stainmore and eden valley railways. I had previously visited stainmore on my way to the nrm shildon open day in 2008 and was interested to see what progress had been made on, both the locos and infrastrure. The station and all trains serving it is operated by southeastern on the hayes line. The website of the eden valley railway based in warcop, cumbria. Anthony brailsford, glenn streeter, gwion rhys davies, chris barnes, rob thoburn, tom cowan, gordon mack, severn valley railway, stainmore railway companysue jones and mark keefe, the friends of stainmore fb group, the evr at warcop, cumbria railways association and our entire test team. Wyvernrail plc the ecclesbourne valley railway, wirksworth, united kingdom. A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines by peter walton isbn. We took a ride from kirkby stephen to settle on the settlecarlisle railway, and the scenery along the way is breathtaking. A comparative study of the effects of local, regional, and national changes on nine parishes in britains upper eden valley during the victorian period, this book reveals demographic trends among the parishes of appleby, brough, and kirkby stephen and six surrounding parishes over six censuses.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The eden valley railway operates a couple of miles of the old warcop branch just off the a66. One of the highest market towns in england set in the north pennines area of outstanding natural beauty. Working copy the major part, if not all, of the text will be complete but book will have significant faults such as major wear or large portions of the dust jacket missing. Exploring the stainmore, shap and eden valley route part 1. There are several steam and diesel trains, and a short stretch of track for train rides. Visit eden eden valley railway family fun attractions. Eden valley railway the eden valley railway is based at warcop in cumbria or westmorland, in old money, just off the a66 between appleby and brough. The company has reinstated approximately a third of a mile of running line on the former eden valley railway formation to allow train running. The aln valley railway is a heritage railway based in alnwick, northumberland. The stainmore and eden valley railways by peter walton. Buy the stainmore and eden valley railways by peter walton from waterstones today. This updated version of a book originally published in 1997 details the history of the eden valley railway from.
Stainmore, shap and eden valley project friday, 22 january 2016. The station was designed by the midland railway company architect john holloway sanders the station is more than 1 1. Rmweb archive view topic books about the stainmore route. Merthyr, tredegar and abergavenny railway wikipedia. We hope that you will consider staying in the area and enjoying the many delights of the eden valley when visiting us at kirkby stephen east. A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines walton, peter published by oxford publishing 1995. Eden park railway station serves eden park in the london borough of bromley in south east london, in travelcard zone 5.
The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 august 1861 and closed on 22 january 1962. This line is closed, although track remains for a portion between appleby and warcop. Construction of the railway is an ongoing project with the eventual intention being to reopen the old alnwick branch line from the newly completed alnwick lionheart terminus station in alnwick not built on the site of the original station due to it being unavailable and there being new buildings on some of the. The eden valley railway by robert western published by oakwood press is worth a look for info on the western end of the line. Today, nearby viaducts have been restored by the northern viaduct trust and opened to walkers. The castle eden railway was a railway line built by the north eastern railway between bowesfield junction near stocktonontees and wingate, county durham, northeast england. Stainmore railway company, kirkby stephen, united kingdom. Eden valley railway booking unavailable on tripadvisor.
Leonards cragg north stainmore the lake district and. August 2011 marked the 150th anniversary of the railway. The eden valley and stainmore railway was built to carry coal and coke from east to west, and iron ore in the opposite direction. Below is a list of accommodation in the places along the eden valley route. Cliburn station was situated on the eden valley railway between penrith and temple sowerby. The eden valley railway evr is a standard gauge heritage railway in cumbria, england. The station opened to passenger traffic on 9th june 1862, and closed on 17th september 1956. Bbc cumbria travel the eden valley railway needs your. Although its route actually never went near castle eden, it was also informally known as the cuckoo line. Eden valley railway july 8 a start has been made on a revamp of the kitchen area in the exhibition coach which is located in the former guards compartment, sunday proved to be a very quiet day saved by a late afternoon influx of visitors. The mammoth project to recreate the muchmissed stainmore route, and the eden valley, as well as the section of wcml that links them, is nearing completion.
The line carried much steelworks freight traffic between the north east of england and workington in cumbria. It is hoped to eventually connect with the eden valley railway to make. Stainmore railway company is a volunteer run nonprofit preservation company formed in 2000 with the aim of restoring kirkby stephen east railway station in kirkby stephen, cumbria, england. This site is an archive of rmweb content from 20072009. A beautiful lake in the lake district national park surrounded by mountains.
A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines by walton, peter at. Eden valley railway, warcop, cumbria a description of the. A bank holiday visit to view the progress of the 2 fledgling northern preservation railways. Eden valley railway warcop 2020 all you need to know. Please note that until 22nd october the a66 is closed on weekends at kirkby thore and diversions are in place via the m6 junction 38 and the a685 or the b6260. A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines walton, peter on. A description of the journey this is a description of what can be seen from the lefthand window facing the direction of travel on the current passenger service. Eden valley railway warcop 2020 all you need to know before. The line connected the cumbrian town of penrith with the westmorland market towns of appleby and kirkby stephen. At kirkby stephen it formed a junction with the north eastern railway s stainmore route giving access to darlington and the north east. Beautiful late afternoon views from the a66 road heading north as snow showers fall over the pennines credit. The mileposts are on the lefthand southern side going away from warcop.
Stainmore and eden valley railway ccb rail photography. There is the eventual aim of joining up with the heritage eden valley railway at warcop. The eden valley railway trust is working towards restoration of the railway line between warcop and applebyinwestmorland. Jul 28, 2014 the eden valley railway by robert western, 9780853617358, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The stainmore railway, or to give it its correct title the south durham and lancashire union railway, was the only one of several railways proposed to go over stainmore to be built. The eden valley railway trust is making efforts to reopen the section of line between appleby and warcop, and has bought, via stainmore properties ltd, kirkby stephen east station, with an eventual aim of perhaps reopening the line all the way to stainmore. It is open every sunday during the summer and some weekdays in august. It ran between clifton junction near penrith and kirkby stephen via. Pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines published by oxford publishing company in 1992. It has a selection of rolling stock, diesel multiple units and locomotives and a short running line. Please help us get to appleby by donating, volunteering or just paying us a visit.
Stainmore and eden valley railways peter walton rahva raamatust. Eden valley railway, warcop, cumbria eden valley railway. It served the town of kirkby stephen in england and was a junction station for the eden valley railway. West of the station in appleby in westmorland a junction with the eden valley railway was built allowing trains travelling north to cross onto the westbound eden valley line. The eden valley railway evr was a railway in cumbria, england. Discover the beautiful countryside around the river eden. The first train ran at warcop on 21st september 2002 and the first passengers were carried on a short section of the line on august bank holiday 2003 with a regular service towards appleby east starting. Exploring the stainmore, shap and eden valley route part 2. Cutting of first sod on stainmore section at kirkby stephen by duke of cleveland 25th august 1857. The merthyr, tredegar and abergavenny railway, also known as the heads of the valleys line, was a railway line which operated between 1860 and 1958 between the monmouthshire town of abergavenny and the glamorgan town of merthyr tydfil in south east wales. Limited appeal eden valley railway, warcop traveller.
Is this restaurant a hidden gem or offthebeaten path. The stainmore lines history tells of the daily challenges railway staff faced working heavy trains in all weathers over the 70 ft summit, involving a nine mile climb at an average of 1 in 70 above the spectacular eden valley. It is near the a66 road and is 5 miles north of kirkby stephen and about 5 miles south of applebyinwestmorland. During the 1870s the settle and carlisle railway was being constructed, which also ran through the upper eden valley. New a copy sourced new from the original publishers. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The remaining original ones were in a poor condition and have been replaced by modern. Mint a new condition book although not sourced from the publishers. As we build up to the release of the stainmore, shap and eden valley route for train simulator, we present part 2 in a series of route exploration.
Some useful references the classic and definitive text on the stainmore railway is peter waltons book the stainmore and eden valley railways. For a start, the station buildings are in private ownership, meaning that the railway has to make do with miscellaneous prefabricated structures and reasonably enough old. Eden valley area stainmore railway company at kirkby. Dont fence me in by ben yates there is a wonder in having a simulator in which you can import reasonably accurate terrain data and satellite imagery that allows you to create the past, and get some sense of what it must have been like to travel on a long closed line in the.
Between cliburn and clifton, where the eden valley railway joined the main line, there was a branch to the pottery at wetheriggs. Stainmore, shap and eden valley steam sounds supreme. The eden valley railway is based at warcop in cumbria, just off the a66 between applebyinwestmorland and brough. We operate heritage diesel and occasionally steam services on the.
There are recognised trails and walks of various lengths allowing you to explore the towns and villages and rich landscape, culture and history of the area on foot. The eden valley railway is well worth a visit to be fair, dont expect a severn valley, or a north yorkshire moors, its not however it will only continue to gorw, once they manage to get through to appleby, and link up with the stainmore group we found the staff very. Kirkby stephen is in the heart of spectacular countryside with miles of footpaths and bridleways and thousands of acres of open access land. A preserved railway aiming to restore the line from warcop to. Its quite easy to find, but im afraid its charms are somewhat limited. This list is not exhaustive and stainmore railway company do not endorse or recommend a particular property. The homepage of the eden valley railway, based at warcop near appleby in cumbria. The eden valley railway company was formed in 1856 at a meeting. May 26, 2017 the eden valley railway society was formed in 1995 with the aim of reopening the six mile appleby to warcop section of the eden valley railway. We are based at warcop station and our current running line is approximately 2.
The company has recently installed the iconic stainmore summit sign on the crown of the pass, which can be seen from the dual carriageway. This includes personalizing content and advertising. Wyvernrail plc the ecclesbourne valley railway home. For more information, please go to the book conditions explained page in the buying from us section. Much is made of this in the early references to the route, and its passenger potential are not mentioned no doubt because of the sparsely populated area through which the eden valley railway passed. As we build up to the release of the stainmore, shap and eden valley route for train simulator, we present part 1 in a series of route exploration videos. This railway was the first to serve the beautiful verdant and fertile eden valley. Guides and maps ordnance survey map the best walking map for the immediate area is the ordnance survey 1.
Heritage centre and operational railway in the upper eden valley, open 10am 4pm. The stainmore line was the highest of the several transpennine rail routes, its summit at stainmore being 70 feet above sea level. Books ron scholes walking in eden has a good selection of circular and linear walks in the eden valley, from 2 to 15 miles in length. By 1976 all that was left was 6 miles 10 km of track. Pdf the eden valley railway download full pdf book. Stainmore and eden valley railways by walton peter abebooks. We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. We stock a wide range of railway books and are stockists for countryside books which will be showcased here.