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Embsay Shed Project
and the
Yorkshire Industrial Locomotive Museum
This is the old Shed page which will be removed shortly.
The aims of the project are:
- to provide appropriate conservation and maintenance facilities to support both the mission of
the Museum Trust and the operation of the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway;
- to establish a museum in which to store and display large exhibits (specifically locomotives)
plus the Trust's collection of paperwork and other items in line with the collecting policy;
- to tell the story of the locomotives in the collection, in the context of both the locomotive
manufacturing industry of Yorkshire and the industries who operated the locomotives (principally
National Coal Board).
The resultant building, whilst fully integrated, can be broken down into five distinct phases and
these can be planned and delivered sequentially or in parallel as funding is available.
See the Latest News page for up-to-date information
on the work in progress.
The three building phases are shown in this diagram:
whilst the other two phases comprise track layout for Building A and additional track layout for
the Y.I.L.M.
Phase I - Conservation Building A
This first phase comprises the first six bays of the conservation building from the east end and
will initially form a stand alone conservation and maintenance facility with access on three
tracks.
Funding is provided through the Embsay Shed Fund and a 25% Grant as part of the European Regional
Development Fund Objective 5b.
Status:
BUILDING COMPLETE.
Phase II - Track Layout for Building A
The first trackwork phase involves the following key stages:
- Groundworks, drainage, embankment strengthening, headshunt embankment construction.
- Alterations to No 14 turnout
- Construction of crossover and headshunt
- Construction of tandem turnout
- Build tracks 1 & 2 (from main line)
- Build track 3 including turnout giving access to tracks 4 and 5
Status:
COMPLETE.
More photographs can be found on the
P-Way pages of the Departments
website showing the trackwork development of the top yard.
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The side of the goods shed can be seen before any work has been started on
the shed project - this was probably taken around 1988. The area which can be
seen to the left of the shed is the location of the Yorkshire Industrial
Locomotive Museum.
(c) Dave Outibridge.
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The same location is pictured here from a slightly different angle and sees
the floor completed and girders for the structure also apparant. This is the
way it stayed for quite a long time as the railway took the option of opening
to Bolton Abbey - a decision that has proved itself to be correct. Compare this
view with the artist's impression lower down the page of how the YILM will
look when completed.
(c) Stephen Walker.
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This photograph shows the track components for the top yard being removed from Leeds Station as
part of Railtrack's LEEDS FIRST project. There is enough track to complete the shed roads from
this.
(c) YDRMT
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Team shot at Healey Mills, the location to which the track was delivered as Leeds Station was not
accessible for their removal by road! Several weekends work saw the required components loaded up
and transported back to Embsay.
(c) Dave Barlow
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The sleepers are being laid out along the headshunt in this photograph, taken looking towards
Embsay station from the end of the headshunt. Working conditions for the P-Way team aren't too bad
in this photo - it's only raining lightly.
(c) William Lister
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This photograph shows more typical weather from the start of the year, and the P-Way team building
up the crossover (from mainline to headshunt, and from headshunt to shed roads) as well as the
tandem turnout. More photos soon showing current progress on this.
(c) William Lister
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Wow! No rain, sleet, snow or hail!! The view looking towards Conservation Building A (from plan
earlier on this page). There will be three 'roads' laid here numbered 1 - 3 from left to right.
Road 1 houses Slough Estates; Road 2: York No. 1 and
Road 3: 69, undergoing cosmetic restoration.
(c) William Lister
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On a snowy day the P-Way team are seen constructing the tandem turnout, having
already completed the crossover allowing access to the headshunt.
(c) Dave Barlow
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This time we see the headshunt being laid, looking away from the shed.
(c) Dave Barlow
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Looking in a similar direction to the other photo, but this time from nearer
the shed, showing progress with the tandem turnout which will give access to
the first three roads.
(c) Dave Barlow
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Further progress can be seen from this photo, as the tandem begins to come
together. The straight line through the point will be the No. 2 road (see
next photo). It is now complete, and looks a lot
better! The crossover will be controlled (initially) by a
groundframe released from the signalbox by lever 14 (which controlled the
previous groundframe). The other turnouts will be controlled by separate
levers.
(c) Tim Warner
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Looking back towards the shed itself, and progress is visible. The No. 2 road
has the first two lengths laid, and the sleepers are resting on the No. 1
road to complete it. The No. 1 road only requires rails being laid as the
sleepers are spaced out ready.
(c) Tim Warner
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Looking towards the shed again, the tandem point is complete and the centre
(No. 2) road is complete and connected. It has been lightly packed to allow
movement of stock. The final steelwork preparation has since been completed,
and cladding should be underway shortly.
(c) Tim Warner
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First point - ignore the date on the photograph - it was only taken in 2001!
This view sees the turnout from the mainline giving access to the headshunt
for the shed complex. There is evidence of point locking which will
initially be operated by a groundframe released from the signalbox.
(c) Dave Barlow
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Again, ignore our little journey into the future! This photo shows the first
three roads converging on the tandem turnout, looking away from the shed. None
of the roads have been ballasted or packed as yet, other than to allow the
light passage of stock. GrantRail are currently overhauling our ballast packer
which will see a lot of use shortly.
(c) Dave Barlow
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This photo is included here as a comparison to the previous view, from a very
similar angle, showing the old track layout, some of which used Midland Railway
track components which were VERY worn, having survived 100 years!
(c) Stephen Walker
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Date! This final view shows the tandem turnout in all its glory, as well as
the progress being made on the No. 3 road. Also in the picture is the turnout
which will give access to the museum building. York is
seen on the No. 1 road, with the diesel rail-crane occupying the centre (No. 2)
road for lifting the steelwork for the shed.
(c) Dave Barlow
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This photo is taken from the shed base with all three roads connected up, and
most of the stock moved outside so that the cladders could get to work. The
progress was rapid, with work on the roof being completed quickly, as can be
seen here. Since then the walls too have been finished. The shed now needs
wiring and the track needs packing and ballasting.
(c) Tim Warner.
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The cladding is complete! This view shows the first
two phases apparantly complete (Conservation Building A and its trackwork),
with some stock sitting in the shed. The electrical wiring still needs to be
installed, and the ballasting completed, but the size of the building and its
potential is obvious.
(c) Dave Barlow.
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Ballasting continues, making use of the recently donated Robel from GrantRail.
Dogfish hoppers couldn't be used here as well, so it is ideal for the job.
The next task will be using the packer to achieve a level top to the rail and
a firm base.
(c) Dave Barlow.
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Phase III - Yorkshire Industrial Locomotive Museum (YILM)
This Building, illustrated above, forms part of the integrated Shed building and will use the two
track section of the existing steelwork as the main Exhibits Hall plus an extra add-on entrance
area to be used for retailing, access control, Interpretation Exhibition and secure storage. The
first storey will be used to provide a Resource Centre for the use of school parties and others.
Status: The lottery application has been submitted and rejected. The Middleton Railway's similar project has been successful -
congratulations to them. We have been successful in acquiring European Funding towards the cladding of this part of the building,
along with Conservation Building B. Work will start early in 2007 with a view to completion by Easter 2007.
Phase IV - Track Layout for YILM
The plans were completed at the same time as the rest of the trackwork, and
the timbers for the point (allowing access from the No. 3 road) are stacked
ready to be put in.
Status:
The point giving access to roads 4, 5 and 6 has been installed. Road 6 trackwork is being laid at the moment to allow the
sleeper to be moved further down the carpark. Road 4 has been connected up already, and 5 will be connected up later.
Phase V - Conservation Building B
This will fill the space occupied by the original Midland Railway goods shed.
Status: The Goods shed is in the process of being taken down and moved to Bolton Abbey. The new building is
the recipient of a grant towards cladding, along with the YILM building, which will probably now be used as a workshop of
some description. At Bolton Abbey the Goods Shed will be rebuilt...
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