Small World Layouts

Culgaith is a level crossing on the Carlisle Settle line now. In the past it had a small station and a goods yard.

To me it reminds me of many teenage years, cycling from Penrith the 7 1/2 miles to the Culgaith box where a family friend - Mr. Jimmy Richardson worked as one of the signalmen. Whilst there I would eat my sandwiches and 'spot' the trains coming through. Not a busy job even then.

There were more than one of the 'Steam Specials' that I photographed back then - 'Leander,' 'Duchess of Hamilton' and the 'Union of South Africa' to name but a few.

Click on the A4 to go and see a few more photo's from way gone when!

The layout I hope to build will be my first larger layout. It is proposed to be on 4 connecting boards. The track will run from the tunnel below the 'Box to a fictional road bridge at the other side of the 'Box.

The tunnel and the road bridge will provide a chance for the double track to go round to a 'hidden' fiddle yard.

Apart from the fictional road bridge it is hoped that decent research will provide decent photo's of the area to base everything on.

I have the track plan thanks to an excellent book - 'Stations and Structures of the Carlisle to Settle Railway' by V. R. Anderson and G.K. Fox - and numerous photos of the station buildings.

I would be eternally grateful for any other photo's or information that people have of Culgaith Box and the crossing. Especially of the goods yard as the track was removed and I have been unsuccessful in finding many pictures of the area at this time.

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