Darlington (Hopetown) to Kirkby Stephen (Exclusive) (including Forcett Goods and Quarry Branches)

Restored archive page

This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.

Junctions and other features Running Lines Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions Distance from Signal Box above Loops and Refuge Sidings Notes
Up Down
Maximum permissible speed 55 m.p.h.
1 – ↓ Hopetown –
2 ? ↑ ↓ Stooperdale 0m 581yds
3 ↑ ↓ Nickstream 0m 1460yds
4 ↑ ↓ Piercebridge Station 3m 831yds c. 30.11.1964
↑ ↕ Forcett Junction
Gainford Station
5 ↕ Winston Station 4m 1423yds
6 ↕ Broomielaw Station 3m 1144yds
7 ↕ ↓ Barnard Castle East 1m 1463yds
8 ↑ ↓ Barnard Castle West 0m 445yds
9 ↑ ↓ Tees Valley 0m 1704yds
10 ↑ ↓ Lartington West 2m 145yds
11 ↑ ↓ Hulands 1m 1241yds
12 ↑ ↓ Bowes Station 1m 440yds DRS 34
13 ↑ ↓ Stainmore 7m 791yds URS 41
DRS 40
URS 45
DRS 34
↑ ↓ Barras Station
14 ↑ ↓ Belah 4m 44yds
15 ↑ ↓ Merrygill 4m 404yds
16 ↑ – Kirkby Stephen East, East 0m 1701yds
Maximum permissible speed 25 m.p.h.
1 ↕ Forcett Junction –
— ↕ Forcett Goods 5m 44yds
Maximum permissible speed 15 m.p.h.
↕ Forcett Valley Junction –
↕ Forcett Quarry 0m 800yds

Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.

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