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Yarm Branch Study Group
Published: 2022
Edition: Paperback
Pages: 120
Condition: New
Genre: Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR)
Status: In Stock
Synopsis
The Yarm Branch of the Stockton & Darlington Railway by the Yarm Branch Study Group. Published by the Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and Cleveland Industrial Archaeology Society, this book provides a history of the 1.2 mile long Yarm branch which ran off the S&DR down into the Hole of Paradise.
The Yarm branch, a horse-drawn railway, was opened on the 17 October 1825 by the S&DR accompanied by the usual fanfare of music by Mr Meynell’s band, waggons laden with coal, plentiful food, loud toasts and much flag waving. The branch was served by the New Inn, the first purpose built railway pub in the world (now the Cleveland Bay) which was commissioned by Mr Meynell who was also the Chair of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. It terminated at the S&DR’s coal and lime depot.
Although coal was still important traffic, the S&DR was also moving large quantities of iron ore. The Yarm station, which was a junction to the S&DR main line, was closed to passengers in June 1862. The main line still passed through the station and by 1862 it was incrededibly busy, with trains passing in both directions at all times of day and night. The Yarm station clock was apparently retained, as it was useful for passing enginemen. One of these passing engines could have been No 92 “Yarm”. This was a Peel class locomotive built in 1855. Also passing may have been locomotive No 87 named “Fryerage”, built in 1854. The Yarm branch closed in 1872 and the rails were removed.
While much of the trackbed has been lost, there are some surprising remains fully explored in this book.
Chapters
Introduction
The Yarm Branch in Detail
Yarm Depot in Detail
The New Inn
The Business at the Depot
Model of the Depot