When the sand hutton railway was rebuilt to a larger gauge in the early 1920s, synolda was sold and ran at a public miniature railway in southend. If you wish to order a book then a phonecallfax or email will reserve the items for 7 days pending receipt of payment. Special offers page 2 bob pearman books online bookshop. Synolda was built for the sand hutton railway on the estate of sir robert walker in 1912. Buy the sand hutton light railway by kenneth e hartley isbn. York station to sand hutton 4 ways to travel via bus, taxi. We recommend taking the train from leeds to york and then taking the bus from york, rail station to hazelbush, fera, which takes around 1h 44m. The sand hutton light railway third revised and enlarged edition 9780956515735 rcl. By k e hartley and paul ingham this book is a greatly expanded third edition of ken hartleys standard work on the subject, with extra material collected and. Leeds to sand hutton light railway 4 ways to travel via. The sand hutton light railway was a minimum gauge estate railway serving the estate of sir robert walker, the fourth.
You have also commented on a model railway layout sand hutton central by peter kazer. Isbn number 095071691x 9780950716916 seller id 003338. In addition, we have a portfolio of 56 scale drawings by noted draughtsman peter foley, himself a wd light railway specialist, plus extracts from the report itself and much more original material not seen before. The sand hutton light railway thirs revised and enlarged edition. In addition, york can be reached by direct rail services from many other cities in. We can obtain other railway, books from mainstream publishers but these are not usually held in stock. Published by the narrow gauge railway society, 1964.
The sand hutton light railway by ke hartley sir robert walkers first line at his sand hutton estate was built at a gauge of 15 inches an operated as an estate railway from 1912 to 1920 from 1920 changes were made to convert the gauge to 18 and instead of running miniature railway locomotives, narrow gauge locomotives were employed on the. First published in 1964 and subsequently revised in 1982, ken hartley s book about the railways at sand hutton inspired many. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. We have two 2 acre grass fields, both enclosed by a. The sand hutton light railway was constructed on the estate of sir robert walker at sand hutton, some seven miles east of york. Click on the image below to visit the sand hutton page there. This book is a greatly expanded third edition of ken hartleys standard work on the subject, with extra material collected and compiled by paul ingham who was bequeathed kens original research material and collection on the railway with the instruction if there is to be a third edition, it is up to you.
The railway used four 4wheel open carriages built by bassetlowke, each seating up to eight passengers. Yo41 1lh, situated roughly 2 12 miles from the a64 and a similar distance from the a166 near stamford bridge. The sand hutton light railway k e hartley and paul ingham. An initial planning exercise adventures in live steam. Oct 06, 2014 the publisher of that book, rcl publications, also have a book on the sand hutton light railway and james comment was a good excuse to buy a copy. May 19, 2003 well start at warthill station on the former york to hull line where the sand hutton light railway shlr had interchange sidings they have all gone, but the station buildings still exist, thats the signal box on the left with the station building behind, im standing on what was a level crossing. A hunslet waril class steam locomotive fitted with a summerlands chuffer and ssp slomo steams along the brimhillah light railway. The book includes scale drawings of main locomotive types, the internal works tramways of crewe and horwich works and the various military railway systems as well as the various estate and private railways using 18 inch gauge steam traction are featured, such as the sand hutton light railway and the john knowles system. Book sales list december 2016 industrial railway society. The book only arrived today so i havent had a lot of time to read through it but it looks like an excellent book with lots of photographs, maps, and scale drawings. Special offers page 1 bob pearman books online bookshop. I have to say that if you are toying with going 78ths and your track is 32mm gauge, this book is a musthave.
May 18, 2017 the sand hutton light railway was a narrow gauge system serving the estate of sir robert walker, the fourth baronet of sand hutton, yorkshire. Bill hudson transport books narrow guage, industrial and light railway books. Five years later it was sold to the london north western railway and numbered 1104. Scarboroughs north bay miniature railway, golden jubilee 1931 to 1981 by michael gorbett.
Find all the transport options for your trip from york station to sand hutton right here. At present we have, in addition to the above book, copies of all the railway magazine articles on the railway, so anything additional, or a link to an internet site, would be appreciated. The sand hutton light railway was a minimum gauge estate railway serving the estate of sir robert walker, the fourth baronet of sand hutton, yorkshire. Sand hutton light railway train station, tour agency. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The first and second editions of this were paperback published by the narrow gauge railway society and can some times be found in 2nd hand boxes at model railway exhibitions.
This is only a small selection from the hundreds of books currently in stock. It replaced the earlier, shorter, 15 gauge sand hutton miniature railway that was opened in stages from spring 19. York station to sand hutton 4 ways to travel via bus. You have also commented on a model railway layout sand hutton central. Rails of yorkshire blog the sand hutton light railway was an 18 gauge estate railway built on the principles developed by sir arthur heywood. An illustrated history of 18 inch gauge steam railways. This included track and rolling stock of a much more substantial nature. York is on the east coast mainline and is served by frequent trains from london. The sand hutton light railway by ke hartley 2nd edition published 1982 by the narrow gauge railway society. The book includes scale drawings of main locomotive types, the internal works.
Rome2rio has found 4 ways to get from leeds to sand hutton light railway by train, bus, taxi and car. Illustrated history of 18 inch gauge steam railways smithers. Sand hutton light railway train station, tour agency facebook. Jul 17, 2016 the sand hutton light railway was an 18 gauge estate railway built on the principles developed by sir arthur heywood. For our international customers, please use the main site to order products. None more so than paul ingham, to whom ken eventually bequeathed all his material on the subject, with the caveat that it was up to paul to provide the third edition. By may of that year his line was completed from downtown tulsa with an intent on reaching the newly developed nearby suburb of sand springs, about 10 miles away. First published in 1964 and subsequently revised in 1982, ken hartleys book about the railways at sand hutton inspired many. Sand hutton sand hutton is a village and civil parish which forms the larger part of the claxton and sand hutton grouped parish council, in the ryedale district of north yorkshire, england, about 6 miles 9. Buy the sand hutton light railway by ken hartley, paul ingham from waterstones today. How to get to sand hutton in yorkshire by bus or train moovit.
I do not yet own a suitable locomotive to model an estate railway scheme in 78. There are 9 ways to get from london paddington station to sand hutton by train, bus, night train, car or plane. The accompanying plans to the lro are reproduced here for the first time, including that for the unbuilt terminus at scrayingham. Book sales list december 2017 sales policy society policy is to make available for sale a range of industrial, narrow gauge and light railway publications, many of which are not easily obtained in the high street. So having touched up the few areas that needed work after spraying the body colour i set about touching in the remaining details. The sand hutton light railway ken hartley 3rd edition. A genealogical survey of the peerage of britain as well as the royal families of europe. So matt ellis, our rail operations coordinator and i made a visit to the ratty as the ravenglass and eskdale railway is known, the railway that looks after this venerable machine in their museum. Weve made working with us quick and simpler, and weve introduced new fast and secure card payments.
Then after seeing an article on the sand hutton railway i. In my opinion the best info if you need just one book, terrific amount of research appears to have gone into this book by mark smithers. After that line was regauged in 1922, the loco was sold and ran on pleasure park lines at southend and manchester belle vue from 1942. During the 1960s it was disguised by wild west fittings.
In part it was built on the line of an extensive 15in gauge garden railway previously built in 1912, but this later railway was a much more elaborate affair, eventually extending to some 7. The sand hutton light railway was a narrow gauge system serving the estate of sir robert walker, the fourth baronet of sand hutton, yorkshire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The sand hutton light railway thirs revised and enlarged edition rcl. It connected the estates main house with warthill station on the lner, and the village of bossall. Walker purchased most of the deptford equipment and set about converting the miniature railway into the sand hutton light railway.
Sand hutton is a village and civil parish which forms the larger part of the claxton and sand hutton grouped parish council, in the ryedale district of north yorkshire, england, about 6 miles 9. Buy the sand hutton light railway 3rd edition by hartley, ken, ingham, paul isbn. Martin bott transport books at treasure chest books. The sand hutton light railway third revised and enlarged edition. In 1910 sir robert walker constructed a 15 inch gauge private railway in the grounds of sand hutton hall, which was later extended into the village. The history of the sand springs railway begins on february 6, 1911 when it was first chartered by mr. During the planning for railfest 2012, the centenary of former sand hutton railway locomotive synolda had not gone unnoticed. Hockenhull platts railway 7mm narrow gauge bear shunts the remaining stock as the sun sets, the final day the line ran before it was closed for good. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
Buy sand hutton light railway revised edition by k. Its full of wonderful images of chatham docks and woolwich arsenal light railways but also has a good section all about the sand hutton light railway. The publisher of that book, rcl publications, also have a book on the sand hutton light railway and james comment was a good excuse to buy a copy. The sand hutton light railway by ken hartley, paul ingham.
Illustrated history of 18 inch gauge steam railways. The nearest rail stations to fera are york and malton. Hartley and paul ingham rcl publications isbn 9780956515735 another superb, well researched book, typical rcl publication. The sand hutton light railway bill hudson transport books. There are 4 ways to get from york station to sand hutton by bus, taxi or car. 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 sand hutton railway, railway magazine issue 34 pdf. The salon carriage survived the line and passed to the ravenglass and eskdale railway. Author mark smithers title an illustrated history of 18 inch gauge steam railways place of publication sparkford publisher haynes oxford publishing co. The original 15 inch line built in the grounds of sand hutton hall is covered in detail, as is the 1919 light railway order, applied for when sir robert walker wanted to expand the system to serve his estate. Impermanent ways the closed lines of britain vol 14 devon and cornwall revisited 9781909328907 grayer crecy. By 1922 the last remains of the miniature railway were gone and the remaining rolling stock was up for sale. London paddington station to sand hutton 9 ways to travel. For more information, please go to the book conditions explained page in the buying from us section.
Now as i mentioned in the previous post id bought a pot of buffer beam red acrylic paint from humbrols rail colour series, and i had intended to use this to funnily enough paint the buffer beams. It replaced the earlier, shorter, 15 in 381 mm gauge sand hutton miniature railway that was built in 1914. Saltwood miniature railway the worlds oldest miniature railway by tom smith. A major attraction was a unique scale model of the sand hutton and claxton goods and passenger light railway, in operation in the 1920s and long since gone click here for details on october 21 st 2009, local author edward waterson gave an illustrated talk on the walker family, sand hutton hall and other lost houses of east yorkshire. On the death of sir robert in 1930, his son, who had other interests, sold the railway to wards of sheffield, and gradually the line disappeared. The sand hutton miniature railway was a miniature gauge estate railway serving the estate of sir robert walker, the fourth baronet of sand hutton, yorkshire. Easily accessed from all directions, we are at low moor farm, sand hutton, york. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. The sand hutton light railway was a narrow gauge system serving the estate of sir robert walker, the fourth baronet of sand hutton. The sand hutton light railway was an 18 gauge estate railway built on the principles developed by sir arthur heywood. Aug 11, 2014 for those who dont have the book, theres a nice capsule history with a map and more photos at the disused stations website. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.