The eden valley railway evr was a railway in cumbria, england. The eden valley railway available for download and read online in other formats. Appleby frodingham railway preservation society duration. This railway was the first to serve the beautiful verdant and fertile eden valley. A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines first edition by walton, peter isbn. Stainmore railway company kirkby stephen all you need to. Stainmore and eden valley railways peter walton rahva raamatust. Leonards cragg north stainmore the lake district and. This site is an archive of rmweb content from 20072009.
Today, nearby viaducts have been restored by the northern viaduct trust and opened to walkers. A volunteer run heritage railway open at weekends in a renovated victorian station with free admission. Stainmore and eden valley railways by walton peter abebooks. 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. The stainmore and eden valley railways by peter walton. Guides and maps ordnance survey map the best walking map for the immediate area is the ordnance survey 1. The parish had a population of 253 in the 2001 census, increasing to 264 at the census 2011. The name is used for a civil parish in the eden district of cumbria, england, including the villages of north stainmore and south stainmore. We hope you will come and enjoy the stainmore 150 celebrations.
This includes personalizing content and advertising. Download pdf the eden valley railway book full free. Eden valley railway booking unavailable on tripadvisor. Buy online, view images and see past prices for railwayana books. Charges apply for steam train rides and special events. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The stainmore and eden valley railways, portraits of steam, the lms couch signal box diagrams of the great western, etc. The eden valley railway by robert western published by oakwood press is worth a look for info on the western end of the line. The stainmore, shap and eden valley route is full of iconic structures and locations, some foever lost and brought back to life as part of this route. Cutting of first sod on stainmore section at kirkby stephen by duke of cleveland 25th august 1857. This new enlarged edition brings the story up to date and records the activities of both the eden valley railway trust at warcop and stainmore properties at. They have some historic rolling stock, locomotives and carriages and now have a. The journey darlington barnard castle stainmore summit kirkby stephen east penrith seen from the front of a first generation diesel multiple unit train.
Pdf the eden valley railway download full pdf book download. The stainmore railway company is a volunteer manned nonprofit preservation company formed in 2000 with the idea of restoring kirkby stephen east railway station in kirkby stephen, cumbria, england. At the same time the stainmore railway also closed completely apart from a short section of track eastwards from. 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. Without his book about the stainmore and eden valley routes, none of this. Heritage centre and operational railway in the upper eden valley, open 10am 4pm. Church apartment is next to the beautiful th century parish church known as the cathedral of the dales, near market square. 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. The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 august 1861 and closed on 22 january 1962. Eden valley railway warcop 2020 all you need to know. Steam sounds supreme stainmore, shap and eden valley. Stainmore, shap and eden valley project tuesday, 31 january 2017. 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.
A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines walton, peter on. 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. The station reopened to traffic as the base of the stainmore railway. It was also the most spectacular, with magnificent viaducts and bridges. This list is not exhaustive and stainmore railway company do not endorse or recommend a particular property.
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. Rmweb archive view topic books about the stainmore route. This formed a link between the darlington and tebay the south durham and lancashire union railway, or stainmore line, and penrith, and opened to passengers on 7th june 1862. Pdf the eden valley railway download full pdf book. Just beyond the station, heading east, the railway passes over the river eden.
Oct 04, 2018 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Is this restaurant a hidden gem or offthebeaten path. 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. Eden valley area stainmore railway company at kirkby. The stainmore and eden valley railways, portraits of stea.
The eden valley railway trust has reopened the section of line between appleby and warcop, and passenger trains are now running on here. Dec 30, 2019 revisiting the stainmore railway company at kirkby stephen east my wife and i have been back three times this year and are continually impressed by what the team of volunteers are achieving. Exploring the stainmore, shap and eden valley route part 1. A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines by peter walton isbn. With its iconic summit board, stainmore summit is in the middle on knowhere. For more information, please go to the book conditions explained page in the buying from us section. At the southern end of the route, the stainmore railway company has reinstated a short stretch of track near kirkby stephen east station. 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. Stainmore, shap and eden valley steam sounds supreme.
A brief history of brough details tuesday, 27 january 2015 the stainmore pass was used from roman times as the main east to west crossing of the pennines and from the 17th to the 19th centuries was the posting road from glasgow, carlisle and penrith to york and durham. Situated in what looks like a lot of businesses the stainmore railway is based at kirkby stephen east railway station, and one day hopes to connect to the eden valley railway and then onto appleby. Shap and its quarries by ben yates shap, both famous and infamous in railway circles, is a market town with a population of 1264, situated in the fells just east of the lake district national park. Stainmore railway company, kirkby stephen, united kingdom. Apr 22, 2014 the starting point for this route build is kirkby stephen east, a junction station for the stainmore and eden valley routes. Buy the stainmore and eden valley railways by peter walton from waterstones today. Holden e4 240 in lner black and british railways black. 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.
Please help us get to appleby by donating, volunteering or just paying us a visit. Opening times stainmore railway company at kirkby stephen east. Stainmore railway company kirkby stephen 2020 all you. It is hoped to eventually connect with the eden valley railway to make. This formed a link between the darlington and tebay the south durham and lancashire union railway, or stainmore line, and penrith, and opened to. A sleepy backwater, it is surrounded by traditional farm meadows and picturesque pastures and fells.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Kirkby stephen in the eden valley is a friendly and characterful market town of about 2000 people. We are on target to be back in business as a heritage railway centre during 2011 and set to become an important educational resource and visitor centre in the upper eden valley. Below is a list of accommodation in the places along the eden valley route. The river eden at franks bridge is a short stroll away. 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.
A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines. At 90 miles, this river stretches north, passing under hadrians wall and enters the solway firth, near the mouth of the river esk. We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. One publication unique to stainmore railway company is a childrens book called bambles the platelayers puppy which is written and illlustrated by two of our volunteers, the late richie gregory and his wife cath. The eden valley and stainmore railway was built to carry coal and coke from east to west, and iron ore in the opposite direction. For further reading on the stainmore railway, it just so happens ive written a couple of pieces myself, bleath gill. It served the town of kirkby stephen in england and was a junction station for the eden valley railway. The stainmore line was the highest of the several transpennine rail routes, its summit at stainmore being 70 feet above sea level. The line connected the cumbrian town of penrith with the westmorland market towns of appleby and kirkby stephen. There are several steam and diesel trains, and a short stretch of track for train rides.
At kirkby stephen it formed a junction with the north eastern railway s stainmore route giving access to darlington and the north east. Stainmore railway kirkby stephen east station museum. Pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines published by oxford publishing company in 1992. 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. An illustrated record including photographs from the sankey collection ken norman.
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. Stainmore line from barnard castle to tebay via kirkby stephen east. Stainmore is a remote geographic area in the pennines on the border of cumbria, county durham and north yorkshire. The eden valley railway is based at warcop in cumbria, just off the a66 between applebyinwestmorland and brough. Eden valley railway, warcop, cumbria eden valley railway. A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines hardcover january 10, 1993. The website of the eden valley railway based in warcop, cumbria. The disused line and the station building are historically important in terms of industrial archeology and the exhibits and the atmosphere at the. Some useful references the classic and definitive text on the stainmore railway is peter waltons book the stainmore and eden valley railways.
The stainmore, shap and eden valley route is full of iconic structures and. The section of line between appleby and warcop has been restored by the eden valley railway trust, originally known as the eden valley railway society. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Not only that, the wcml from burton holme to penrith and a section of the old furness railway have been returned to their steam era appearance. Shap and its quarries by ben yates stainmore route project. The pretty, rural hamlet of north stainmore sits on a high promontory close to kirkby stephen and the eden valley a truly stunning and secluded area. This edition brings the story up to date and records the activities of both the eden valley railway trust at warcop and stainmore properties at kirkby stephen. A pictorial history of the barnard castle to tebay and penrith lines by walton, peter at. At kirkby stephen it formed a junction with the north eastern railways stainmore route giving access to darlington and the north east. We stock a wide range of railway books and are stockists for countryside books which will be showcased here. Revisiting the stainmore railway company at kirkby stephen east my wife and i have been back three times this year and are continually impressed by what the team of volunteers are achieving. This time we feature the run up to stainmore summit from kirkby stephen heading east with a train hauled by an ivatt 4mt.
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