annual report and accounts 2013/14

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2013/14

CONTENTS

Chairman’s Statement 3The Hon Sir William McAlpine Bt introduces the Report; notes the Trust’s on-going successes in delivering improvements to the railway’s heritageinfrastructure; comments on the railway industry’s continuing growth andperformance, particularly with regard to the balance between operationaldemands and heritage conservation, recognising the challenges arising fromsignalling systems changes and on-going electrification projects; welcomes thenew relationship with the Highways Agency (Historical Railways Estate); reviewsa diverse programme of Trust-supported projects across a wide geographicalarea, with several attracting large grants; and notes the Trust’s work on railwaywar memorials in the lead up to the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War.

Review of Projects 4-29Reports on the Trust’s grant-aided projects, featuring: refurbishment of stationsincluding one which will be a gateway to the Ryder Cup; works to bridges,viaduct arches and war memorials; relocation of a water tower; conversions toprovide cycle parking, art studios, community use, refreshment facilities andmuseum space; and support for heritage lighting improvements and historicdrawings conservation.

National Railway Heritage Awards 29Deborah Harper Make-up & Beauty wins The Railway Heritage TrustConservation Award for 2013 for the restoration of Helen’s Bay Station inNorthern Ireland.

Grants and External Contributions 30-31A detailed list of grants awarded and external partners’ contributions.

The Trust’s Accounts 32A summary of the audited accounts.

RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST · ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2013/14

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The Trust publishes an Annual Report for four specific purposes:� to publish its Accounts;� to illustrate the projects to which its grants have been awarded;� to acknowledge the financial contribution made to projects by external partners;� to acknowledge the contribution made to the development and delivery of projectsby sponsors, consultants and contractors.

We have a wider purpose too. Britain’s railway heritage deserves every opportunitythat can be taken to make its quality and diversity better known. So our illustratedproject reports also serve to attract potential new partners to work with us in thisimportant and challenging field.

Outer cover: Nottingham Station frontageInside cover: Brighton Station concourse & trainshed

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Photography:Specially commissioned from Paul Childs atSpheroview Ltd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Other photographs as individually credited

The Trust is grateful to the following individualsand organisations for permission to publishphotographs and illustrations:Brian Iles CollectionImperial War MuseumPatrick KingstonSouthwark CouncilMichael Willmot

Research and text by Andy Savage and MalcolmWood, with assistance from Claire PicktonDesign by Geoffrey WadsleyPrinted in England by Kingsley Print & DesignLtd, Egham, Surrey TW20 8RF

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Repaired chimney stacks at Corbridge

RAILWAY HERITAGE TRUST · OFFICERS AND ADVISORY PANEL 31st March 2014

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EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman: The Hon Sir William McAlpine BtExecutive Director: Andy Savage Director: Marcus Binney

ADMINISTRATION

Company Secretary: Malcolm WoodPersonal Assistant: Claire Pickton

ADVISORY PANEL

Robert Baldwin Bernard KaukasGordon Biddle David LawrenceJohn Boyle Chris LeahRichard Broyd* Candida Lycett GreenTimothy Bryan Adrian LyonsAnthony Byrne Geoff MannProfessor Dugald Cameron John MartinJamie Coath Vernon MurphyJim Cornell Frank PatersonSir Neil Cossons Oliver PearceyPhilip Davies Dr John PrideauxIan Hay Davison Malcolm ReedPtolemy Dean Simon RiggeDenis Dunstone Martin RobertsonLord Faulkner of Worcester Paul SimonsDr William Fawcett John SnellChristopher Fildes Sir James SwaffieldChris Green Robert Thornton*Chris Heaps Peter Trewin*Charles Howeson Dame Margaret WestonStanley Hurn Adam WilkinsonSir Simon Jenkins

* Appointed to the Advisory Panel during 2013/14

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ADVISORY PANEL

The Annual Meeting of the Advisory Panel took place on 9th October 2013, at 1 Eversholt Street. Once again the meeting was well attended. John Yellowlees,External Relations Manager of First ScotRail, was the guest speaker, focussing on‘Bringing Scottish Stations Back to Life’. He explained how projects were broughttogether and the benefits obtained from the involvement of the Railway HeritageTrust at a scheme’s early stage and the confidence boost to projects resulting from this.

Above: Refurbished canopy brackets at LondonKings Cross Station

The Trust has learnt, with great sadness, of the passing of four members of theAdvisory Panel in 2014: John Snell, a founder member of the Panel, at New Year;Bernard Kaukas MBE, also a founder member, in May; Vernon Murphy, whojoined the Panel in 2006, in July; and Candida Lycett Green, daughter of JohnBetjeman and a Panel member from 2001, in August.

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT


THE TRUST HAS NOW BEEN IN

operation for twenty nine years,and continues to deliver

improvements to the railway’s heritageinfrastructure. In 2013/14 the totalvalue of work we supported was £3.9million, towards which we contributedgrants of £1.8 million. Both figures aresomewhat lower than 2012/13, mainlyas we did not fund any BRB (Residuary)Ltd/Highways Agency (HistoricalRailways Estate) projects.The Trust continues to function in a

growing industry. Around 90% of trainscontinue to meet punctuality targets,and passenger safety remains at the highstandard that we have seen for someyears now, with no passenger fatality ina movement accident (at the time ofwriting) since February 2007. The challenge for the Trust is how to

reconcile the ever increasing demands ofthe industry with the conservation of itsheritage, and we have worked hard to dothis. Apart from its involvement inspecific projects, the Trust has workedclosely with Network Rail and thestatutory listing bodies in England,Scotland and Wales to ensure that theapproaching end of mechanicalsignalling is sensitively managed so thata representative, but not excessive,sample of signal boxes is listed. TheTrust has also produced a guide as towhat can be done with a listed box, and Iam pleased to note that Network Railhas adopted this as a standard.In addition, we have a leading role in

the discussions about electrifying theMidland Main Line between Bedford andSheffield. Again, we have worked withNetwork Rail and English Heritage toensure that appropriate structures arelisted, and less important ones are not.In particular, the section of original1840s, Stephenson-built, railwaythrough the World Heritage Siteimmediately to the north of Derbypresents a very real set of challenges,which we are helping the industryresolve.The Trust’s total expenditure fell in

2013/14, mainly because the closure ofBRB (Residuary) Ltd meant that we didnot make any grants on its estate;however, our new relationship with theHighways Agency (Historical RailwaysEstate) means that we will make up thespend rate in 2014/15, with two verylarge projects. We have developed a goodrelationship with the Agency in a short

time, and I am delighted that the Trustand the Agency were able to sign off aMemorandum of Understanding,covering the two-year funding package,before the year end. I look forward tothis relationship continuing.In 2013/14 we funded 49 grants from

our Network Rail sponsorship, and fivefrom the Maber legacy, making a total of54 grants that we awarded, comparedwith 41 in 2012/13 and 60 in2011/12.We have maintained, and even

slightly increased, our usual widegeographical spread: projects atHelmsdale and Kyle of Lochalsh take useven further north than in 2012/13 andwe have also funded work atScarborough on the east coast, Brightonin the south, and Llandudno in Wales,plus many sites in between. Our range of projects has been equally

wide – as well as those mentioned above,others have involved a further PivovarTap bar in Harrogate Station, vintagelights on footbridges in Scotland, therenovation of Nottingham Station,weather-proofing the former stationmaster’s house at Ribblehead, heritagefencing at Bath and Frodsham, andmoving redundant listed assets fromNetwork Rail to heritage railways atAlston in South Tynedale and Alton(well Ropley!) in Mid Hants.Our largest grant in the year was for

£265,000, towards the restoration ofheritage features at NottinghamMidland – this has been a wonderfulpiece of work. The largest completeproject that we helped fund was atLlandudno, where Network Rail, withthe local community, has brought thestation back from a very unsympatheticpart-demolition to a far more completecondition. Our smallest grant, one oftwo under £500, was the replicaStratford-upon-Avon & MidlandJunction Railway Roll of Honour.With the rapidly approaching

centenary of the outbreak of the GreatWar we have funded work on railwaywar memorials, as well as carrying outresearch on them. At London KingsCross we part-funded the new GreatNorthern and London & North EasternRailways memorial at the south end ofthe train shed, at Derby we arranged therelocation to Network Rail sites ofseveral war memorials that had beenunder BRB (Residuary) Ltd protection,and we funded replica memorials at

The Chairman at Bermondsey Abbey StreetBridge

Southwark Council

Stratford-upon-Avon and Attenborough,as well as a new plaque at LondonEuston to commemorate formerrailwayman 'Jock' Christie VC.In concluding can I, as ever, thank

Andy, Malcolm and Claire for theirdedication and determination inrunning the Trust. Without theircommitment we would not be able toachieve the results that we do. Finally, I commend the twenty ninth AnnualReport and Accounts of the RailwayHeritage Trust to you.

The Hon Sir William McAlpine BtChairmanLondonJuly 2014

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BRIGHTON STATION:HERITAGE WORKS

The London, Brighton & South CoastRailway (LB&SCR) station at Brightonformed the terminus of the route fromLondon which opened in 1841. Themain station building, designed by DavidMocatta, has dominated the localstreetscape ever since with J U Rastrick,and later H E Wallis, as engineers of theLB&SCR, both adding significantstructures in the form of extensive trainshed roofs. Beneath these structures asmall village of both individual andlinked buildings grew up, and over theyears several different functions werehoused within them.

modern, ticket office. Additionally, theadjacent former fish dock buildings nowhouse a new waiting room, relocatedand modernised toilet facilities andfurther retail premises. One of the most impressive changes

has been brought about by the removalof the train indicator board and a majoralteration to the ticket barrier line,which has opened up expansive viewsthrough the train shed. The two-storeyformer office building located in theconcourse has also been removed and

this has enabled modern ticket machinesto be integrated whilst maintaining anopen circulation area. This busy station has been given a

much-needed regeneration by Southern,and whilst other elements of work arerequired, these will no doubt continue tobe pursued as a follow up to theimprovements already achieved. TheTrust was delighted to be able tocontribute to works at Brighton andlooks forward to further association withSouthern on subsequent schemes.

Sponsor: Southern, Croydon, Greater LondonArchitect: The Trevor Patrick Partnership, LondonContractor:Walker Construction (UK) Ltd,Folkestone, Kent

We reported last year on the firstphase of work being carried out by trainoperator Southern on the Mocattabuilding which resulted in a significantrefurbishment of the ground floorspaces. Although this is a strikingrestoration, the subsequent commercialretail fit-out has been less successfuland, regrettably, the fine interior detailwhich had been resurrected has beencompromised by detail inadequacies inthe modern service installations. Theformer parcels building, known as theThameslink building was alsorefurbished, and we were pleased thatefforts were made to bring the concaveceiling back to its original form with theclear span expressed without the need toretain unsightly, modern tie-rods. Thisspace has been converted into a bright,

Top right: Restored concourse elevation ofMocatta buildingBelow: Newly exposed entrance lobbyBelow right: Interior of ticket officeBottom:Waiting room & buffet

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CRYSTAL PALACE STATION:HERITAGE WORKS

Last year we reported on the majorrefurbishment works carried out on theformer London, Brighton & South CoastRailway station at Crystal Palace. Thestation was opened in 1854 and servedPaxton’s Crystal Palace which had beenrelocated from Hyde Park to Sydenham.Transport for London (TfL) began

works to upgrade the station in 2009and last year the Trust supported workto refurbish the booking hall and removeredundant structures, and also took theopportunity to support the conversion of the former restaurant into a delightfulcafé.Following on from these works, and

supported by another Trust grant, thisyear TfL has completed the installationof fully accessible lifts to link theplatforms and upper street level. Thishas been achieved by inserting modernglass and steel walkways within thetrain shed space, and whilst there is adistinct contrast in styles between theoriginal station structure and the newwork, the end result has been a success,and this has been recognised by aNational Railway Heritage Award.

Sponsor: Transport for LondonArchitect: John McAslan + Partners, LondonDesigner: WSP UK Ltd, LondonContractor:Mansell Construction Services Ltd,London

Sitting in the shadows of the MalvernHills, Great Malvern is dominated byelegant Victorian villas, built in adistinctive style using ragstone. Thenotable ecclesiastical architect E WElmslie was responsible for much of thelocal architecture, and one of his greattours de force is the town’s station, oneof the most iconic stations in the WestMidlands area. It was built in 1862 forthe Worcester & Hereford Railway, itselfa constituent of the Great WesternRailway. The forecourt of the stationcomprises an elevated grassed arearetained by a stone wall around whichthe access road and carriage drive stillexist. The frontage of the stationoriginally sported a fine cast-iron porte-cochère, beneath which passengerscould alight from their carriages andenter the station safe from inclementweather. The Trust joined with Malvern Town

Council in 2011 to undertake a trialrestoration of two of the historic lampstandards which grace the forecourtarea. Again with a Trust grant, thepatterns produced for this trial have nowbeen used to complete the restoration ofsix additional columns, including thefine acanthus leaf moulding which hadlong disappeared. The grant has alsoallowed for installation of period-stylelanterns, based on photographicevidence. As a bonus, the Town Councilhas installed innovative LED lightingunits in the lanterns, which create a finerepresentation of the light derived fromgas lamps, which are also beingreintroduced to the area, thus evokingthe atmosphere of the Victorian period.

Sponsor:Malvern Town Council, Malvern,Worcestershire

Contractors: Steelway, Wolverhampton, WestMidlands, Sugg Lighting Ltd, Horsham, WestSussex (lanterns) & Sight Designs Ltd,Malvern, Worcestershire (gas electro-optics)

GREAT MALVERN STATION:VICTORIAN LAMPSTANDARDS

Newly installed lifts

Above: Detail of restored column heads &replacement lamps

LEAMINGTON SPA STATION:MINOR HERITAGE ITEMS

This Art Deco station, constructed bythe Great Western Railway and openedin 1938, has featured several times inrecent Annual Reports. The Friends ofLeamington Station (FoLS) haveceaselessly striven to improve stationambience, and continue to developproposals which ensure and enhanceheritage elements.This year the Trust was asked to

support three items which had beenawaiting attention. The first related tothe former telegraph office on the downplatform. This was designed as part ofthe 1938 building and exhibits somevery simple, but quite appropriate,

period details but had become quite run-down, with the windows boarded up.The timberwork has now beenrefurbished and the space behind, whichis part of the staff area, improved withobscured glazing.The second item was the replacement

of a glazed panel at the southern end ofthe down platform with a plain timberdoor to match elements elsewhere onthe station. This was a simple piece ofwork, but one which has made asignificant visual impact.Thirdly, within the subway but out of

the main circulation area, an isolatedsignwritten advertisement for a well-known alcoholic drink had been in placefor a considerable number of years. It isa rare survivor of this type ofadvertising panel on a main line station,specifically produced to fill the recessed

poster position. At some time theadjacent room had required mechanicalventilation and a grille for a fan hadbeen rather unceremoniously punchedthrough part of the panel. The FoLSarranged for a signwriter to reinstate themissing portion of the poster, once theredundant grille had been removed.Having embarked on these projects a

fourth element of work was suggested,

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LEAMINGTON SPA STATION:GWR GATE POST PATTERNS

The Trust gave a further grant to theFriends of Leamington Station to enablea pattern to be made from an originalGreat Western Railway (GWR)octagonal, cast-iron gate post, from thefencing at the front of the station. Thegate post appears to be of a design whichmay be unique to Leamington Spa anddates from the 1930s stationdevelopment. The pattern is being usedto recreate three columns as part of theintroduction of a mobility access rampfor the front access of the station fromWarwick Road, but will also enableauthentic replica columns to be made aspart of a future proposal to refurbish theGWR fencing along the same road.

to install Staffordshire Blue copingbricks on the brick-built former coalshed used by the FoLS to store theequipment used on their award-winninggarden area. The Trust agreed tosupport this extra element and the resulthas transformed this little building.

Sponsor: Friends of Leamington Station,Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Contractors: Guy Goodwin Restoration Ltd,Warwick (telegraph office & platform door),Phil Taylor Sign Writer, Leamington Spa,Warwickshire (subway poster) &Warwickshire Essential Developments Ltd,Leamington Spa, Warwickshire (brickwork)

Top: Restored brick coping to garden storeFar left: Refurbished frontage of former telegraphofficeLeft: Restored historical posterBottom: Replacement platform door

LEAMINGTON SPA STATION:HERITAGE LIGHTING TOCANOPIES

The platform areas at Leamington SpaStation have benefitted from muchattention in recent years. The Trustsupported the refurbishment of thewaiting rooms with details whichpreserved and enhanced the Art Decostyle of the station, and Network Railintroduced new canopy glazing, whichbrightened the platform areasconsiderably, and also painted thecanopy structure in Great WesternRailway (GWR) light and dark stone.One element which remained

untouched was the platform canopylighting which consisted of longfluorescent batten fittings on a heavytrunking system. An historicalphotograph was produced whichshowed that the original lighting units

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Sponsor: Friends of Leamington Station,Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Pattern Maker: P V French, Bishops Tachbrook,Warwickshire

concept to those used by the GWR in the1930s in the concourse at CardiffCentral Station.Network Rail has now installed new

platform canopy lighting and the Trusthas supported this project to ensure thatsuitably authentic items were sourced.The transformation of the canopies isanother step forward in making thestation a fine facility which not onlyserves the 21st century railway but alsopreserves the atmosphere of a GWRstation from a significant period.

Sponsor: Network Rail London North WesternRoute, Birmingham

Contractor: J Murphy & Sons Ltd, Cannock,Staffordshire

Lighting: Sugg Lighting Ltd, Horsham, West Sussex

Left: Period-style lighting returnsBelow: Platform 3 illuminated at twilightInset: 6947 ‘Helmingham Hall’at LeamingtonSpa in 1957 with original canopy lighting

Above left: Original gate post used to make patternAbove right: New gate post made from pattern

SOWERBY BRIDGE STATION:THE JUBILEE REFRESHMENTROOMS

Chris and Andrew Wright’s takeoverand restoration of the former goods shedat Sowerby Bridge Station, and itsreopening as The Jubilee RefreshmentRooms, stands as one of the longestsagas in the Trust’s history. Thebrothers’ determination to bring thebuilding back into use against all theodds has been magnificent.Now happily trading, we were

surprised to receive a call from Chrisrecently. He had found and acquired theold British Railways Gill Sans sign fromthe station. Dating from the 1940s or1950s, and in the distinctive but short-lived orange brand of the former NorthEastern Region, we were very happy atits preservation, and at it being reunitedwith the station. We gave a small granttowards re-erecting the sign within TheJubilee Refreshment Rooms.

Sponsor: The Jubilee Refreshment Rooms,Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

Contractor: Andy Signs, Halifax, West Yorkshire

were hexagonal-framed lanterns with askirt of frosted glass panels, very muchin what is now described as a ‘Tiffany’style. The lights were quite similar in Pa

trick Kingston

Left: The installed station sign

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NORTH QUEENSFERRYSTATION: BUILDING RESTORATION

North Queensferry Station is located justnorth of the Forth Bridge, and allowssuperb views of that iconic structureand the Firth of Forth. The station wasbuilt in 1890, and is of a commonNorth British Railway style that can beseen at all the stations out as far asBurntisland, from where the olderEdinburgh & Northern Railway stations,often referred to in these Reports, begin.The southbound station building at

North Queensferry is the original 1890structure, and has survived in fine formsince its destaffing in 1985. The timberbuilding sits on a brick base, and has a

slated roof. Over a long period there havebeen repeated schemes to restore thestation, but competing bids meant thatno progress was made for many years.Eventually the decision not to use thestation as a visitor centre for the ForthBridge cleared the way for the locallybased North Queensferry Station Trust(NQST) to take on the restoration of themain rooms in the building. Fundingfrom the Trust, and from TransportScotland’s Stations CommunityRegeneration Fund, made the wholescheme feasible.The NQST has carried out a very

sympathetic conversion of the formerbooking office into a small shop and caféunit. This is to be run by a localbusiness, and will offer a much-improved service for commuters intoEdinburgh. The two adjacent roomshave also been excellently restored fordisplay and community use and thereopening of various windows will makewhat had been a very dark interior tothe building much lighter.The Trust is discussing a second phase

of works with the NQST, which wouldreturn working toilets to the station, andmake them fully accessible. This phasewould also restore the distinctive glazedend panels that give protection underthe canopy. After such a long haul weare delighted at the way this project hasmoved forward, and at the quality of thework that has been done, for which theNQST is to be congratulated.

Sponsor: North Queensferry Station Trust, NorthQueensferry, Fife

Architect: Oliver & Robb Architects, Dunfermline,Fife

Contractor: David Todd Joiners, Dunfermline, Fife

Left: Café interiorBelow left: Refurbished platform elevation

DORRIDGE STATION:WAITING ROOM

The station at Knowle was opened bythe Birmingham & Oxford JunctionRailway as part of the Great WesternRailway (GWR) on 1st October 1852.The original station was in an Italianatechalet style based on designs byIsambard Kingdom Brunel and becameknown as Knowle & Dorridge in 1899.The lines north of Olton werequadrupled in 1907, but Knowle &Dorridge did not see change until May1933 when the lines were quadrupledand new station facilities constructed inthe GWR suburban style, with brick andclassic stone details. The station wasrenamed Dorridge in 1974 and furtherchanges came in the 1980s when thecanopies were quite extensively cut backand rationalisation of station facilitiesresulted in areas of accommodationbeing made redundant.In recent years, the newly formed

Friends of Dorridge Station saw anopportunity to bring some life back intothe station, and put forward a proposalto Chiltern Railways, Centro and thelocal authority to bring one redundantroom back into use; a former waitingroom latterly used to store equipmentand cycles. The room contained anoriginal parquet floor and a slatefireplace, and the Friends’ aim was torefurbish it for reuse as a waiting roomand community group meeting space,whilst reflecting something of the styleof the 1930s - a similar formula to thatsuccessfully employed at LeamingtonSpa Station. The waiting room is nowcompleted with the parquet floor andfireplace both restored, the windowsrefurbished and an appropriate periodcolour scheme introduced. Originalperiod waiting room benches have beeninstalled, appropriate lighting provided,and the walls decorated with replicaposters from the GWR era. The Trust was happy to support the

refurbishment with a modest grant, andhopes that further aspirations by theFriends, to promote a reintroduction ofsome of the lost features to the stationfrontage, will be successfully developed.

Sponsor: Friends of Dorridge Station, Dorridge,West Midlands

Contractors: Various

Left: Interior of restored waiting room


LLANDUDNO STATION:RESTORATION ANDIMPROVEMENTS

The St George’s Harbour & Railway Actauthorised a branch railway to connectLlandudno to the Chester & HolyheadRailway (C&HR) main line. Opened in1858, and rapidly absorbed into theC&HR, the Llandudno branch had toserve growing holiday traffic, thusneeding an ever-larger terminus. In1892 the London & North WesternRailway (L&NWR), successor to theC&HR, totally rebuilt the station, withthe present buildings and frontage, fiveplatforms and an extensive glass roof.The takeover of the L&NWR by theLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway(LM&SR) in 1923, and of the LM&SR byBritish Railways in 1948, made little

change to the station’s appearance otherthan new liveries, and right through the1950s and early 1960s it continued tosee heavy traffic, particularly onsummer weekends.However, the move from steam to

diesel traction, and the trend for peopleto take overseas holidays, lessened theneed for such a large station, and in the1970s it was radically reduced in size.The curtailed station now had only threeoperational platforms, one remainingpavilion, and a much smaller roof thatonly covered the open concourse.Although providing more-or-lessadequate facilities, the station was in noway a fitting gateway to Llandudno,especially as the town markets itself as aVictorian experience.

Network Rail therefore drew up plansto refurbish the remaining pavilion andstation canopy, extending the latter toenclose the concourse, and to restore theforecourt and provide a new ticket officeand car park. As Llandudno Station fallswithin a Conservation Area andLlandudno town retains many of thebuildings from its origins as a Victorianseaside resort, the challenge was toprovide a station with modern passengerfacilities whilst retaining as many of thehistoric features as possible and theTrust was happy to advise on how thismight be done. A 1950s colour schemewas chosen, and the Trust was able todirect Network Rail to the Settle-CarlisleRailway Design Guide (see our 2012/13Annual Report) for advice as to how thisshould be executed.The scheme cost £5.1 million overall:

it was funded from the Network Rail andArriva Trains Wales’ National StationsImprovement Programme, the WelshAssembly Government’s WelshEuropean Funding Office, Taith and acontribution from the Trust. Muchadvice and help also came from theplanning authority, Conwy CountyBorough Council. We are very happythat this group of bodies has workedtogether so well to improve theappearance of what was a very run-down station.

Sponsor: Network Rail London North WesternRoute, Manchester

Consultant: Mott MacDonald, Altrincham,Greater Manchester

Contractor: Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd,Manchester

Below: Refurbished gates

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Station concourse illuminated

FRODSHAM STATION:RESTORATION, CLOCK ANDFENCING

In our 2012/13 Annual Report wedescribed how Network Rail had carriedout extensive repairs to the fire-ravaged1849 station, without support from theTrust, and also how we had funded asmall section of station fencing. Thisyear we are able to report furtherprogress on several aspects of this

station, which has taken on a new leaseof life.With help from a Trust grant,

Network Rail fitted out the two units ithad built within the station to meet theneeds of its two new tenants, ahairdresser and a kitchen units business.As a result the station, totally derelict acouple of years ago, is now fully in use.However, the Network Rail team that

managed the rebuild was concerned thatthe roundel where the station clock usedto be was an obvious lack, so the Trustadvised on the design, and sponsored thepurchase, of a new timepiece.Finally, the North Cheshire Rail Users’

Group, which worked with the Trust last

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year to install a short section of heritagefencing, managed, with the help of afurther Trust grant, to fund a second,larger section, giving a consistency offencing design to the whole of thewestbound platform.

Station & ClockSponsor: Network Rail Commercial Property,Manchester

Designer: Capita Property and Infrastructure Ltd,Cheadle Hume, Cheshire

Contractors: CPMS Ltd, Manchester (station) &Smith of Derby Ltd, Derby (clock)

FencingSponsor: North Cheshire Rail Users’ Group,Frodsham, Cheshire

Contractor: Fabrifen Ltd, Widnes, Cheshire

Above: Hairdresser salonInset: General view of station buildingLeft: Kitchen retail showroomAbove right: The newly installed clockBelow right: The new section of fencing

SALISBURY WATER TOWER:RELOCATIONAlthough London Waterloo saw the lastmajor steam-hauled express services, itis now almost half a century since suchoperations ceased in July 1967, andmost of the infrastructure of the steamera has long vanished from the NetworkRail system. However, one survivor, forreasons unknown, was the old London &South Western Railway (L&SWR) watertower at Salisbury. This structure,located some 400 metres on the Londonside of the station, was just outside aConservation Area, and hence had nolegal protection. It was becoming an

increasing maintenance issue forNetwork Rail, which had no use for it,and would probably have been scheduledfor demolition in the near future.The preserved Swanage Railway (SR),

itself a former branch line on theL&SWR system, had identified the needfor an improved watering facility at itsSwanage terminus, and saw relocatingthe Salisbury tower as a way ofdelivering this. The SR approached theTrust, and after some discussion weagreed to contribute towards the tower’sremoval from Salisbury, on the clearunderstanding that the SR would fundits re-erection at Swanage.

Recording all the consents andpossessions needed to access the site andremove the tower would be a saga in itsown right, and it has taken at least fouryears to get to the stage where the workcould go ahead, with much help fromNetwork Rail’s local and Route staff. The SR has now identified a site for therelocated tower at the north end ofSwanage Station, and is planning howto re-erect it.

Sponsor & Voluntary Labour: Swanage Railway,Swanage, Dorset

Contractor: Skill Scaffolding Ltd, Southampton,Hampshire


The A9 entrance has been remodelled tobe both more convenient and safer.Network Rail has upgraded thefootbridge for disabled use (mostsympathetically) whilst First ScotRailhas carried out a lot of buildingrestoration to provide waiting rooms andtoilets. The Trust has advised on allaspects of the project, and has helpedFirst ScotRail’s work with a grant,payable over this year and next, towardsheritage features on the station. TheTrust has also argued successfully thatthe station should be repainted inCaledonian Railway colours, along withWemyss Bay Station.Looking ahead, after the Ryder Cup,

there will still be plenty of underutilisedspace on the station, and the Trust is indiscussions with the Perth & DistrictModel Railway Club about it taking overmuch of the rest of the station as aclubhouse.

Sponsor: First ScotRail, GlasgowDesigner: IDP Architects LLP, GlasgowContractor: Northsouth Communication Ltd,Lochgelly, Fife

GLENEAGLES STATION:RESTORATION

Gleneagles is one of a small group ofstations built by the original railwaycompanies between the end of the GreatWar and the 1923 Grouping. Located onthe Caledonian Railway’s (CR) main linefrom Stirling to Perth and Aberdeen, itwas initially constructed by the ScottishCentral Railway and opened in 1856.Effectively, Gleneagles was just another,minor, wayside station, and was built asthe junction where the branch to Crieffstarted. Indeed, the station’s initialname, until 1912, was Crieff Junction.After the Great War, the whole

rationale of the station changed. The CRdecided to develop a luxury hotel somemiles away, with superb golf facilities,and as a result also decided to remodel

station building was demolished at thesame time, leaving only the platformbuildings and the station master’shouse, the latter now in privateownership. The remaining buildings aretimber with a sandstone base, and haveroofs that are integrated with the largecanopies on common steel frames. Afootbridge at the south end links theplatforms, and until recently also joinedto the station master’s house.When built, the station was linked to

the hotel by a grand drive, but theconstruction of the A9 road severedthis, and also made access to and egressfrom the station quite difficult. Latterlythe station was destaffed, with all thewindows boarded up, although FirstScotRail and Network Rail, and theirpredecessors, continued to maintain theexterior of the building. The station has

the station. Construction of the hotelwas not complete until 1924, so it fell tothe post-Grouping London, Midland &Scottish Railway to open it, but the CRcompleted and opened the rebuilt stationfive years earlier, in 1919 and a plaquecommemorates that it was the firststation opened by that company afterthe end of the Great War. The newstation was designed by James Miller,who had already designed the 1912station at Stirling, and, jointly withDonald Matheson (later the GeneralManager of the CR), the 1903 station atWemyss Bay. Gleneagles Station used to have three

platforms, but the northbound platformlost its second track after the Crieffbranch closed in 1964. The original

InterCity services to both London KingsCross and London Euston, and isprobably the only unstaffed station to belinked to two London termini byInterCity-style trains.The decision to hold the 2014 Ryder

Cup at the hotel has led to arejuvenation of the station’s fortunes.

Top:Work in progress on platform buildingsAbove: Interior during refurbishmentLeft: Footbridge & associated buildingsBottom: Detail of oriel windows

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NETWORK RAIL ARCHIVES

The Trust continues to sponsor therestoration of historic drawings inNetwork Rail’s collection. After lastyear’s work on Stephenson’s York &North Midland Railway drawings, thisyear Network Rail has focussedelsewhere on the system, coveringpredecessors of two other of the ‘BigFour’ railway companies.From the Great Western we have

funded the encapsulation of 36 originalBrunel-era drawings, and also thephotographing of 24 of Brunel’s‘standard drawings’, dated February1848, and covering overbridges,underbridges and culverts.Moving from the Great Western to the

London & North Eastern, our funds havebeen used to conserve 21 key drawingsof perhaps the most iconic structure onBritain’s railways, the Forth Bridge.Whilst the original design drawings ofthe bridge are held in the NationalRecords of Scotland, the Network Railcollection includes many constructiondrawings, beautifully coloured andannotated, but also very fragile. Thearchive is preparing these drawings to bedigitally available – most important ifthe bridge does achieve World Heritage

HARROGATE: BUFFET ANDSTATION MASTER’S FLAT:CONVERSION TO TAP BAR

The Trust has worked with Pivovar TapLtd to restore listed buildings andconvert them to bars at Sheffield andYork. In the last year we have againworked with this company bysupporting a project at Harrogate, wherethe station master’s flat and associatedground-floor refreshment room hadfallen into dereliction.Although not listed, the building lies

in the Harrogate Conservation Area, soit is in the Trust’s scope. It is a two-storey, red-brick structure, and the onlysurviving part of the original station,the rest of which was demolished andreplaced by a modern concrete structureof the type that British Rail was only toogood at producing. The samearchitectural approach also led to ahighly unsympathetic front extension tothe original building.Both Network Rail and Pivovar were

determined to restore the building.Doing so would greatly improve thefront approach to the station, so theTrust was very happy to support the

work. In the end this took three stages.Firstly Network Rail did a structuralrestoration of the building and removedthe front extension, restoring theoriginal lines so far as it could. Pivovarthen fitted out the ground floor as one ofits ‘Tap’ bars, with its usual attention toheritage aspects and detail; the snug is aparticularly nice feature. Finally, Pivovarrestored the upper storey as a flat for thebar manager. The whole project tookwell under a year from preliminarydiscussion to completion, showing howa competent client and a determinedNetwork Rail team can work welltogether to deliver a well-rounded project.


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Building StructureSponsor: Network Rail London North EasternRoute, York

Contractor: CPMS Ltd, ManchesterBuilding Fit-OutSponsor, Design & Project Management: PivovarTap Ltd, York

Contractors: Andy Thornton Ltd, Elland, WestYorkshire & Hodkin & Jones Ltd, Dronfield,Sheffield (ceiling plasterwork)

Above left: Restored building frontageAbove: Elegant bar fittingsBelow: Three views of the bar area & (bottomright) work underway on the flat

LOCKERBIE: STATIONMASTER’S FLAT

Lockerbie Station was built in 1847 bythe Caledonian Railway, which employedWilliam Tite as its architect. Tite is muchbetter known for his work south of theborder, in particular on the London &South Western and the Lancaster &Carlisle Railways. Lockerbie reflects hisgeneral Tudor-esque style, but the crow-stepped gables that adorn the station (oreven overwhelm it) are an atypical detailfor him: perhaps he wanted to add aScottish element to his normal design.Despite the addition of a moderncanopy, and the demolition of thematching building on the southboundplatform, the station is veryrecognisable, and deserves its Category Blisting.There is a station master’s flat over

the booking hall and, as is so often thecase, this had fallen into disuse. As anon-Network Rail managed station inScotland, Lockerbie lies in the FirstScotRail estate (although no First

ScotRail trains use it!) and thatcompany’s indefatigable ExternalRelations Manager, John Yellowlees, ondiscovering that the Dumfries andDistrict Model Railway Club was seekingnew premises, persuaded them that theLockerbie flat would be appropriate, andput the club in touch with the Trust.We agreed that the Trust would pay a

grant equivalent to the club’s materialand contract costs, whilst theircontribution was the cash equivalent ofthe voluntary work they did to restorethe building. A small group of clubmembers worked for many months torefurbish the flat, which had been left ina pretty tatty state by its previousoccupant, and our last visit revealed atransformation of the premises,

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Site status, but also vital for on-goinguse by Network Rail in maintaining thestructure.Network Rail’s plans for 2014/15

include conserving further Forth Bridgedrawings, but also the preservation ofsome recently discovered Stephensondrawings for the Conwy Tubular Bridge,dated 1846. It is interesting to note thatthe lettering style on these and otherrestored drawings indicate that the samedraughtsman drew the Conwy Bridge,the 1849 High Level Bridge over the

retaining the historic aspects butmeeting the needs of modern buildingwarrants, and giving the flat a muchlighter feel than it had had. This is thefourth model railway club that the Trusthas helped to gain premises in Scotland,and we hope to help at least two more –such use is very much in the interests ofall parties, and the Trust is very happy tobe able to facilitate the arrangements.

Sponsor & Voluntary Labour: Dumfries and DistrictModel Railway Club, Lockerbie, Dumfries &Galloway

Right: Conservation work in progress

Tyne at Newcastle, and the BritanniaBridge over the Menai Straits – anamazing range of drafting in a period oflittle over four years. Even morestunning is that Stephenson alsodesigned the iconic Durham Viaduct andthe glorious Royal Border Bridge atBerwick-upon-Tweed, in the same five-year window.

Sponsor: Network Rail National Records Group,York

LADYBANK: STATIONMASTER’S HOUSE

In last year’s Report we described theinterior restoration of the stationmaster’s house at Ladybank, built in the1840s by the Edinburgh & GlasgowRailway to David Bell’s design. We saidthat we hoped to be able to contribute toexterior work in due course, and arepleased to report that further work hasnow taken place.Experience after the opening of Off

The Rails Arthouse in this buildingshowed that more exterior and interiorwork was needed, and the organisationdeveloped a package of small works,

which included a new front door, areplacement handrail up the steps tothat door, improved heating andinsulation, a new Belfast sink and somefinal interior decoration. The totalpackage cost just under £4,000, and theTrust was pleased to support this with agrant, with the local council, FifeCharities Trust and the Rotary Clubfunding the balance. This small projectshows how a Trust grant can facilitatethe successful completion of even asmall local initiative.

Sponsor & Designer: Off the Rails Arthouse,Ladybank, Fife

Contractors: DM Builders, Ladybank, Fife & DavidFinlay (Building Contractors) Ltd, Cupar, Fife

Refurbishedexterior

Model railway layout in clubroom

Meeting room interior

EDGE HILL STATION:PLATFORM BUILDING WORKS

Edge Hill Station, opened by theLiverpool & Manchester Railway inAugust 1836, is one of the mostsignificant historic stations on therailway network, and has been thesubject of several grants from the Trustin recent years. The buildings have beenadopted by Metal Culture, an arts groupwhich has established its offices andstudio space in the formerly redundantparts of the station.Having successfully transformed the

main buildings, Metal has now alsomoved into the building on the oppositeplatform following repairs to the roof byNetwork Rail. They had already set up asmall film theatre here, on the groundfloor, and have now created a series of

KINGUSSIE AND PITLOCHRYSTATIONS: FOOTBRIDGELAMPS

The restoration of the cast-iron heronfountain at Pitlochry, described in the2012/13 Annual Report, inevitablyinvolved the Trust in a series of site visitsto the station. In 2013, in conjunctionwith the 150th anniversary of the open-ing of the Highland Railway main linefrom Perth to Inverness, we also visitedboth Kingussie and Aviemore Stations.All three stations share a common

design of footbridge, but it was verynoticeable that the illumination of thebridge at Aviemore used a traditionalstyle of lantern, whilst those at Pitlochryand Kingussie were of a much moremodern design, which subtracted fromrather than added to the environment. Achance conversation between the Trust’sExecutive Director and the ManagingDirector of First ScotRail led toagreement that it was worthwhile to putmore traditional lamp heads on thePitlochry and Kingussie footbridges, andthat the Trust would fund the materialcosts if First ScotRail was prepared tocarry out the installation. Despite longdelays, due to the need to obtain listedbuilding consent for the changes, thework was completed and the grants paidby the end of the financial year.

Sponsor & Installation: First ScotRail, Glasgow


artists’ studio spaces on the first floor. A new security door has also beenprovided and a kitchenette. The heatingsystem has been renewed and, allied tothe roof works, a new insulated rooflining installed which has preserved theview of the exposed roof trusses. Thewindows at the Liverpool end of thebuilding have also been refurbished,restored or replaced as necessary.The space created enables three local

artists to work in a warm and brightenvironment which, nevertheless,retains elements of the old building’sessential character, amplified by theretention of remnants of earlierdecoration.

Sponsor:Metal Culture Ltd, Edge Hill, LiverpoolContractor: Origen Building Contractors Ltd,Liverpool

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Above: Replacement lantern at Kingussie

KYLE OF LOCHALSH: SIGNAL BOX

In our 2011/12 Annual Report wereviewed the restoration of this signalbox, although the work was not carriedout until after the Report was written, sowe were only able to show a ‘before’picture of the box. Since then the work

has been superbly carried out, and thebox is now rebuilt as a useful facility forthe people of Kyle and the town’s visitors.The original scheme that the Trust

funded assumed that waste water fromthe building could be dischargedthrough the adjacent railway drainagesystem, but at a late stage it becameobvious this would involve anunacceptable mixture of foul andnatural drainage. As a result, the Skye &Kyle Rail Development Company deviseda new system to pump the foul drainageinto a sewer in the road behind the box,to which the Trust contributed a grant.Apart from completing the project, thisgives an opportunity to show thefinished box in this year’s Report.

Sponsor: Skye & Kyle Rail Development CompanyLtd, Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross-shire

Contractor: David M Fraser, Beauly, Inverness-shire

Left: The restored signal box

Interior of artists’ workspace Restored windows & door in end elevation

Pitlochry lantern

MANCHESTER VICTORIASTATION: HERITAGE WORKS

In the report on the condition ofBritain’s railway stations commissionedby Lord Adonis in 2009, Chris Greenand Professor Sir Peter Hall identifiedManchester Victoria Station as one ofthe worst environments for a largerterminus. The station was constructedalong Long Millgate by the Lancashire &Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) in 1909 todesigns by William Dawes, as anextension of the earlier Hunts BankStation, opened by the Manchester &Leeds Railway in 1844. The L&YRstation has a large and imposingfrontage rising to four storeys andbehind the façade the terminatingplatforms sit under three high, but veryoutdated, train shed roofs. The originalelements of the station are mostlylocated on or inside the main building,

work some detail gems have beenuncovered and restored, including thedome and the mosaic Art Nouveausigning in the refreshment rooms. The

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Trust has supported the work with asubstantial grant this year and will alsobe supporting continuing work in thenext two financial years.


Architect: Building Design Partnership Ltd,Manchester

Contractor:Morgan Sindall plc, Manchester

but the introduction of the ManchesterTram system through the train shed,and the extensions to provide access tothe G-MEX Arena (now ManchesterCentral), located over the adjacentthrough platforms behind the HuntsBank building, did little to improve thestation. Its reputation was very low.Following proposals by Manchester

City Council, in association withNetwork Rail, Northern Rail and theDepartment for Transport, a majorredevelopment scheme was initiated.The original train shed structures havebeen removed and a new light andmodern roof structure is now being builtover the tram route, the tracks and theconcourse, in a torus shape. The mainstation building has been subject to aregime of brick and stone cleaning andrepairs have been carried out to thewindows. Additionally, the Art Nouveauglazed canopy to the front of the stationwhich bears the names of L&YR trainand ferry destinations, includingBelgium, is being restored, as is thespectacular interior of the formerrefreshment rooms. In the course of the

WAKEFIELD KIRKGATESTATION: REFURBISHMENT

In last year’s Report we described howwork had started to restore the long-derelict station building at WakefieldKirkgate, and noted that we hoped toreport on completion in the 2014/15Report. This was because we had notscheduled any grants in the 2013/14financial year. However, as the buildingwas opened up for restoration it becameobvious that there was considerablymore dry rot in it than had beenexpected, and as a result we werepleased to give an additional granttowards remedying the problem. Themain project continues and we stillanticipate reporting on its completion in a year’s time.

Sponsor: Groundwork Wakefield, Normanton,West Yorkshire

Architect: SBS Architects, ManchesterContractor: G F Tomlinson Building Ltd, Derby

Main: Interior of buffet with restored mosaicsInset: Grand interior of toiletsBelow: Detail of ceilings in refreshment roomsBottom: Detail of the central domeLeft: Frontage canopy structure

NOTTINGHAM STATION:HERITAGE WORKS

The grand station at Nottingham,opened by the Midland Railway (MR) in1904, was designed by MR architectCharles Trubshaw in the Beaux Artsstyle. It was based on station designsTrubshaw had encountered on a visit tothe United States in 1897 and he appliedthose principles of space and layout tocreate a style quite unusual for a Britishrailway station. The external detailingwas undertaken by Albert EdwardLambert, a relatively unknown localarchitect who had already been involvedwith several buildings in Nottinghamand its environs, including NottinghamVictoria Station. The style Lambert

line which follows the original GCRroute over the station before swoopingback down to street level and on toClifton. An interchange station linkingthe tram and main line systems islocated on the bridge, with access via anew, modern, glass and steel southernconcourse building which is the focus ofthe Nottingham HUB.Allied to these developments is a

major refurbishment of the porte-cochère and booking hall, andsignificant works to the dispersal bridgeand platform structures.The porte-cochère has been linked to

the southern concourse by a new widearch which has been faithfully detailedto match the other arches along thiselevation. The glazed roof of the porte-

terracotta has occurred. This will be thesubject of further work in the nearfuture. The porte-cochère previouslyhoused the cab road into the station, butthis area has now been enclosed withmodern glazed panels to the entranceopenings and a pedestrian areaincluding retail pods. As a small butsignificant touch, the original cast-ironcorner guards to the brickwork havebeen replicated where missing.

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adopted for the frontage of the MRbuilding has best been described asEnglish Baroque, and the detailing isbold, using bands of terracotta to createa striking façade. The clock tower is asignificant feature of the elevation and isconfidently executed and the entrancegates and platform buildings have ArtNouveau elements whilst other parts ofthe station are very much Arts & Craftsin style. The whole ensemble isimpressive. Last year Nottingham City Council

joined with Network Rail, the Trust, andothers to begin construction on whathas been a very significant change to thestation. This has seen the introductionof a large tubular-framed bridge locatedon the footprint of an earlier bowstringbridge which carried the Great CentralRailway (GCR) route. The new bridgecarries the Nottingham Express Tram

cochère has also been subject to majorrefurbishment, during which significantdegradation of the trusses came to light.This has been addressed, but atemporary support arrangement hashad to be incorporated to brace thecorners of the structure at high level,where some severe damage to the

Above: Glazing installed above refurbishedplatform frontagesBelow: Restored decorative frieze & clerestoryglazing in Platform 5 buffetRight: Improved roof glazing to platform areas

The booking hall has been carefullyrestored with repairs to the ox-blood anddark green glazed faience surfaces andreplacement of the wooden parquetwhich has returned the floor to itsoriginal style. To one end of the bookinghall the 1970s travel centre has beenremoved exposing some bad damage toterracotta detailing which has beenaddressed with replacement work. Thespace beyond was also exposed and

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restored, including two large glazedlantern lights which will form a finefeature in the retail unit which will befitted out in this space. The platform areas have benefitted

from the reintroduction of glazing to thecanopies along the frontages of theplatform buildings, and also in thecirculation spaces between the buildingsand the footbridge stairs. The buildingshave been carefully restored, and duringthese works an amazing discovery wasmade in the former refreshment roomon Platform 5. It was always known thatthe ceiling contained a clerestoryrooflight with coloured stained glasspanels but, during the work to exposeand restore this, a deep, decorated friezewhich ran around the space was alsoexposed, displaying sculpted plasterdetails of cherubs, floral clusters andswags. This has been restored with greatskill and has considerably lifted theappearance of the space.

NOTTINGHAM STATION:TRANSPORTATION OFREDUNDANT COPERS

As part of the major project to developthe Nottingham HUB, alterations weremade to the station platformarrangements and during realignmentworks a large quantity of historicironstone platform copers becameredundant. As part of the listed buildingconsent for the works, Network Rail wasinstructed to seek an alternative homefor these superfluous elements.Fortunately, the South Tynedale Railway

Preservation Society (STRPS) becameaware of their availability andapproached the Trust seeking supportfor the transportation of the copers to anew home in Cumbria. The Trust agreedto fund this and, following a HeritageLottery Fund grant, STRPS will use thecopers to complete platform works on itspreserved line at Alston, Slaggyford andGilderdale Stations, as part of a three-year development programme.

Sponsor: South Tynedale Railway PreservationSociety, Alston, Cumbria

Contractor: EW & PA Nicholson Ltd,Cockermouth, Cumbria

The facilities were reopened in thespring of 2014, and although the Trusthas given a further grant this year, moresupport is being given next year for thecompletion of the platformrefurbishment works. This is a trulyspectacular transformation, and onewhich the Trust feels has been well-worth the funding it has given.

Sponsor: Nottingham City CouncilArchitect: Pascall+Watson Architects Ltd, LondonContractor: Taylor Woodrow, Watford,Hertfordshire

Above left: Burmantoft-tiled buffet on Platform 1Above: New porte-cochère roof glazing with clocktower beyondLeft: Art Nouveau gates restored

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BATTERSEA PARK STATION:CYCLE YARD

Last year we reported on works tocomplete the restoration of the mainbooking hall at this 1867 London,Brighton & South Coast Railway(LB&SCR) station, designed by CharlesHenry Driver. Following on from thiswork, train operator Southern decided tointroduce secure cycle parking at thestation in a redundant yard. The yard is

LONDON EUSTON STATION:MEMORIAL PLAQUE TOLANCE CORPORAL ‘JOCK’CHRISTIE VC

In the Great War from 1914 to 1918many railwaymen served and weestimate that between 20,000 and30,000 lost their lives. A small group ofthose who served were decorated forconspicuous bravery, and top of the listare the seven railwaymen who wereawarded the Victoria Cross.Five of these railwaymen have railway

memorials to their bravery, either aspermanent memorials, or as locomotivenames. However, Lance Corporal JohnAlexander ‘Jock’ Christie, who was aparcels clerk for the London & NorthWestern Railway (L&NWR) based atEuston, did not return to railway serviceafter the war. Despite that the L&NWRnamed a locomotive after him,

Claughton Class No 1407. When theClaughtons were withdrawn in the1920s the nameplates of those awardedthe VC who were still in railway servicewere transferred to newer locomotives,and these have survived to be preservedin museums, but the Christie nameplatewas lost. Barry Kitchener, the Chairmanof the Fallen Railwaymen Association,who was also Acting Station Manager atEuston at the time, suggested to theTrust that there ought to be a memorialto Christie at the station. We weredelighted to sponsor one, and even moredelighted that Christie’s son, KennethChristie, was able to unveil it at aceremony on 28th March 2014.Sadly, there is no memorial on the

railway to the seventh railwayman,Lance Corporal Charles Robertson VC,and the Trust is also exploring how hemight be honoured by the industry.

Sponsor & Design: Railway Heritage Trust,London

Contractor: Leander Architectural, Buxton,Derbyshire

fronted by the arches of the viaductwhich carries the railway, one of whichwas filled in with a façade, with anarched window opening incorporatingtypical Driver architectural signatures.The yard was in a very poor state, but

through cleaning out and expert brickcleaning and repairs the space has beenrejuvenated. A new wooden gate withsecure locking has been set into theboundary wall, and stainless-steel cycleracks sporting Driver-inspired floralmotifs have been installed. Further workwas carried out to the access gallerywhich runs through the viaduct archesand serves the platforms. Part of thisstructure was in a very bad state of

repair, but it has now been carefullyrestored and redecorated with thesandy-yellow colour scheme itpreviously displayed. One mysteriouselement which has been retained is thesign on one of the sill beams, whichreads ‘AMS’. This could be a remnantfrom the Second World War when thearches may have provided shelter for anair raid muster station for local wardens.Perhaps someone with local knowledgecould provide the answer.This is another example of a scheme

where care and attention to what areregarded as secondary areas can lift theenvironment, and one which the Trustwas happy to support.

Sponsor: Southern, Croydon, Greater LondonContractor: B & M McHugh, London

Below: The memorial plaque in situ

Top right: New entrance gate to yardTop: Cleaned & refurbished brickworkAbove: Refurbished original access gallery

NEW CUMNOCK STATION:CONVERSION TOCOMMUNITY FACILITY

New Cumnock Station is on the route ofthe Glasgow & South Western Railwayfrom Glasgow to Kilmarnock andCarlisle. It lies 22 miles south ofKilmarnock and 69 miles north ofCarlisle. The station originally opened in1850, but was closed in 1965;subsequently the area fell into aneconomic trough as the local miningindustry declined. However, localpressure to improve facilities led to thestation being reopened in 1991.Happily, the closure of the station did

not lead to its total demolition, as thelocal track maintenance departmentused part of the northbound buildinguntil recently. This meant that a sectionof the original station was retained andmaintained: once the station reopened, asmall area of that building was

rededicated for public use as a platformshelter.As the Network Rail use of the

building drew to an end Passage toMonthraw, a local group, developed ascheme to regenerate the premises as acommunity café. The Trust was able toadvise on how to restore the building,particularly by reglazing the windows inthe waiting area. This year we haveawarded a small grant to help obtain abuilding warrant and we have alreadyawarded a more substantial grant for2014/15. The Stations CommunityRegeneration Fund has also supportedthe project, so we expect to be reportingon a full restoration in our next Report.

Sponsor: Passage to Monthraw Ltd, NewCumnock, East Ayrshire

Designer: architecturedesigndevelopment+,Dunfermline, Fife

SCARBOROUGH STATION:FORMER PARCELS OFFICE

In last year’s Report we explained thehistory of the parcels office atScarborough, and how it had now beentaken over by Scarborough Studios Ltd(SSL) for conversion to an arts centre.During the last year we have seen

substantial progress on thereconstruction of the building, withcompletion of the first phase of theproject in October 2013. All thescaffolding that used to support the roofhas now been removed (as have all thedead pigeons!), but the extent of the roofrepairs was significantly greater thananticipated at tender stage, and this haslimited the work carried out to theinterior. However, the building now has

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Right: General view of station buildingBelow right: Existing ceiling to be retained

a fine new roof, is watertight, sound,and no longer on the local authority’s At Risk register.SSL has been granted a 30 year lease

on the building by Network Rail, and isnow raising funds to convert it intoartists’ studios. In the meantime, theorganisation has already held an artsfestival in the premises, when localartists were able to display their work,and local people were able to view thebuilding. Without exception thefeedback received was positive and thedirectors of SSL remain determined tobring the project to completion, so as toprovide workspace for the growing

Above: Interior of parcels office showing new roofLeft: External detail of windows & door

artistic community in Scarborough.During this interim period SSL is alsocarrying out small-scale works to tidy upthe interior in readiness for its eventualconversion to approximately 20 studiosand a large space for educationalpurposes.

Sponsor: Scarborough Studios Ltd, Scarborough,North Yorkshire

Architect: Salt Architects Ltd, Scarborough, NorthYorkshire

Contractor:Wilson Construction Services Ltd,Scarborough, North Yorkshire

HELMSDALE STATION:BUILDING RESTORATION

Helmsdale Station lies just north of thesection of the Highland Railway’s (HR)Far North line to Wick and Thursoknown as the Duke of Sutherland’sRailway – the Duke having funded andbuilt the line north from Golspie,including his private station at DunrobinCastle. The Duke opened his section ofrailway in 1870, and handed it over tothe HR the following year. Shortly after,the HR extended the line to the presentHelmsdale Station, which opened on 9thNovember 1871. Although no-one would claim any

outstanding architectural value for thebuilding, it is one of the earliest examplesof post-Roman concrete construction inScotland, and also a rare example ofCharles Drake’s Patent Concrete BuildingCompany’s techniques (although thelisting document does not mentioneither). It is part of a fine collection ofhistoric railway buildings, along with the

signal box and footbridge, and the wholegroup is listed Category B.The station has been unoccupied since

1994 and the Trust has taken an interestin finding a new use since 2002.However, progress was only made when agroup set up a community interestcompany, Helmsdale Station CIC, torefurbish the station for holiday lets. Ittook remarkable persistence to secure ascheme that made economic sense andcould be funded, and it was not until2013 that work started. The CIC built up a complex package of

grants, from the Trust, Leader, andTransport Scotland’s StationsCommunity Regeneration Fund, tofinance the work, but the resultant jobwas worth the wait. Apart from providinga stand-alone business, the scheme hasalso included a waiting room. Wecongratulate the CIC for its persistenceand for the excellent restoration.

Sponsor: Helmsdale Station CIC, SutherlandDesigner: David Sutherland, Wick, CaithnessContractor: Bell Contracts, Cookstown, CountyTyrone

ELLESMERE PORT STATION:REFURBISHMENT

Ellesmere Port Station was opened in 1863as part of the branch line constructed bythe Birkenhead, Lancashire & CheshireJunction Railway which joined the Chesterto Warrington line at Helsby (see page 21).The building is similar in detail to

Helsby, constructed in sandstone withJacobean-style gables, tall chimneys andslated roofs. The structure was modifiedat some date in the latter part of the 19thcentury and certain elements from ashelter on the opposite platform appear tohave been reused to create an entrancelobby. At that time the interior of thebuilding was modified with the originalstaircase to the first floor relocated as


the years, and addressing this added timeto the programme. The Trust regardedthis building as worthy of grant support,particularly as it achieves one of ourmain objectives – to bring useful life backto redundant historic structures in orderto ensure they are maintained andpreserved.

Sponsor:Merseyrail, LiverpoolContractor: Strategic Team Group Ltd, Castleford,West Yorkshire

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part of a first-floor extension, and at leastone chimney was removed. The windowswere also changed from their originaldistinctive form, with a raised centralwindow pane sadly replaced by square-headed elements. Additionally, thechimney stacks, which matched those onthe adjacent former station hotel, werereconstructed in red engineering brick.This year train operator Merseyrail has

joined with Cheshire West and ChesterCouncil and the Trust to develop aproposal which has seen the stationinterior refurbished to bring communityuse to redundant rooms, and windowsimproved. An external shelter element ofthe building has also been refurbished.During the works the contractordiscovered that there had been somesignificant degradation in the stonework,partly due to inappropriate pointing over

Above: Restored station buildingInset left: Holiday let interiorInset right: Evidence of historic concreteconstruction Below: Contemporary print of Drake’s patentsystem in use

Left: Roofing works nearing completion Above: Repointed stonework & refurbishedwindowM

alcolm Wood

Michael Willmot

Michael W

illmot

Interior of community space

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building, again in a sad state ofdereliction, with vegetation growing insome areas, into two units in the formerbooking office and the station master’shouse. The restoration has been verysympathetically executed: extensive usewas made of lime plaster in redressingthe walls, and the renewal of thetripartite windows is superb. NetworkRail has already let the booking officeunit to a travel company, and the stationmaster’s house is under offer for anequestrian sales business.In 2014/15 Network Rail will also

restore the former parcels office, adjacentto the station master’s house, again withsupport from the Trust. It hopes that itwill be able to let this building as officespace to a company associated with theequestrian business.As with Frodsham, we are seeing

Network Rail bringing a derelict set ofstation buildings back to life, for whichwe congratulate them. Even when theparcels office is refurbished there will beother possibilities at this station. Withthe successful restoration and letting ofall the buildings on the south platform,the Trust would like to support arestoration of the remaining building onthe island platform, which is part of thetrain operating company estate. The lackof road access would probably meanthat a community use would beappropriate. Eventually, any group thattakes this building over would also beable to adopt the prize-winning signalbox, located on the platform, when thatfinally closes.

Sponsor: Network Rail Commercial Property,Manchester

Designer: Capita Property and Infrastructure Ltd,Cheadle Hume, Cheshire

Contractor: CPMS Ltd, Manchester

BATH SPA STATION:HALFPENNY BRIDGE

Bath Spa Station is one of the iconiclocations on the Great Western Railway(GWR) main line from London to Bristol.The station was constructed in 1841 todesigns by Brunel, extended in 1897,and sits high above the surroundingarea, carried on embankments andviaducts with the River Avon skirtingthe station on its southern side. Anaccess route to the station across theriver was provided by the WidcombeSuspension Bridge, a footbridge whichpassed through the station boundaryadjacent to Avonside House, the location of the former GWR CanalsDepartment Office.

HELSBY STATION:RESTORATION OF MAINBUILDING

Helsby Station lies on the Chester toWarrington line, to the west ofFrodsham. It is also the junction wherethe branch line to Ellesmere Port, andhence the Merseyrail system, turns offthe main line. Although originallyopened in 1852, the similarity of thestation to Ellesmere Port would indicatethat the main building was put up in1863, when the Birkenhead, Lancashire& Cheshire Junction Railway opened thebranch line. The ogee gables, ball finialsand tripartite windows are all typical ofboth stations, as are the light sandstoneashlar dressings. Many of these featuresalso appear in the smaller building on theeastbound platform, which was probablyalmost, but not exactly, contemporary.After its success at Frodsham (see

page 10), Network Rail’s CommercialProperty team turned its attention toHelsby. In an initial stage, with a Trustgrant, it has restored the main station

In 2011/12 we reported on restorationcarried out to Avonside House.Following this work, the Bath WorldHeritage Site Enhancement Fund(BWHSEF), in association with Bath &North East Somerset Council, undertookrestoration of the footbridge, nowknown as Halfpenny Bridge, and, sadly,no longer incorporating the originalsuspension structure. The Trust was approached by Bath

Preservation Trust, on behalf ofBWHSEF, to assist with completion ofthe fencing between the entrance to thebridge and Avonside House. The fencingwas undertaken in the original style usedby the GWR at this particular location,and a gate was introduced maintainingaccess to existing steps down the riverbank. This work has greatly enhancedthe appearance of the area adjacent tothe station’s southern entrance andcompletes the major restoration of thestation’s south side.

Sponsor: Bath Preservation Trust, Bath, SomersetEngineer: Bath & North East Somerset Council,Bath, Somerset

Contractors: E R Hemmings (Building) Ltd, Yate,Bristol (construction) & Newton Forge Ltd,Sturminster Newton, Dorset (metalwork)

Above: New fencing leading onto the bridge

Avonside House forms the backdrop to the new fencing

Interior detail of renewed window

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LONDON KINGS CROSSSTATION: REDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME

The restoration of Kings Cross Stationfeatured heavily in our 2011/12 AnnualReport, and we have continued tosupport heritage features of the projectthis year.One of the schemes described in the

2011/12 Report was the relocation ofthe Handyside footbridge from KingsCross to the Mid Hants Railway at

many years it only remained standingdue to judicious use of propping.The station reconstruction offered a

chance to solve the problem by movingthe columns that supported the Platform9 side of the canopy out towards theplatform edge, thus creating balancedcantilevers. However, several of theoriginal cast-iron columns had beenreplaced by rolled-steel columns, andretention of these would not havematched the heritage approach of therest of the station reconstruction. TheTrust funded the production of sufficientnew cast-iron columns and spandrels toleave the canopy looking as it should,and to provide it with structural stability.Although a relatively small job, the

recreation of the war memorial at thesouth end of the main train shed is

Ropley, and our support of its re-erectionthere to give access to a new carriageand boiler shop. Sadly, the costs of re-erection came in higher than expected,and the Trust was able to give a furthersmall grant to help the Mid HantsRailway handle this overspend.A long-outstanding piece of the

project was the restoration of the smallcanopy that protrudes beyond the mainroof between Platforms 8 and 9. In planthis canopy is heavily tapered, asPlatform 8 is under the train shed,whilst Platform 9 runs into the adjacentsuburban station. For some reason thePlatform 9 side of the canopy wascantilevered out from the supportingpillars, and held up by wrought-irontension bars. At some stage most ofthese bars were removed, withcatastrophic results for the structure; for

perhaps the single project of which weare most proud. The original location ofthe memorial was lost in the early1970s, and it was rebuilt, with theoriginal plaques that listed the names of

the Fallen, but with modern dedicationplaques, in the temporary concourse tothe south of the train shed. In the earlystages of the current project this site hadto be given up, and the name plaqueswere placed in store, whilst the 1970sdedication plaques were moved round aseries of temporary locations as theredevelopment progressed.When it came to decide where to re-

erect the memorial there wasconsiderable debate to agree a locationthat was practical and visible, but didnot affect the day-to-day working of thestation. In total, eight locations wereconsidered before the present site wasselected. Even then there was furtherdebate about how to recreate thememorial. Much of the original materialwas lost, and the 1970s design was seenas very much of its period. Network Railcame up with the final design, with anew bronze dedication plaque, andspacing of the eleven plaques with thenames of the Fallen to reflect thepositions of the eleven wounded soldiersof John Singer Sargent’s famous ‘Gassed’painting of March 1919.The new memorial was dedicated at a

very moving service on Sunday 27thOctober 2013, when the industry washonoured to be joined by descendants ofsome of the Fallen. The Trust’s

Above: The recreated war memorialAbove right: Replacement door in rear wallBelow: ‘Gassed’ by John Singer Sargent. This wasthe inspiration for the war memorial design

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Second span installed at Ropley

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MALVERN LINK STATION:REDEVELOPMENT

Malvern Link Station was opened on the25th May 1859 by the Worcester &Hereford Railway as one terminus of thesix-mile line running from Henwick onthe outskirts of Worcester. The line waseventually connected with centralWorcester by a bridge over the RiverSevern and extended beyond MalvernLink to Great Malvern in May 1860,later reaching Shelwick Junction andthence Hereford.Malvern Link Station was the work of

architect E W Elmslie, and was furnishedwith flanking platform buildings withridge and furrow glazed canopies, usingMalvern Ragstone. As part of theHereford-bound platformaccommodation, a large station housewas constructed adjacent to theWorcester Road bridge.In the 1960s the platform buildings

were demolished leaving only the stationhouse as evidence of the former style ofthe station. The platforms had been

linked by a standard plate-girder bridgeof Great Western Railway (GWR) designand the platform accommodationbecame housed in two temporary, flat-roofed timber buildings. Worcestershire County Council

embarked on a project in 2011 toredevelop the station in order to improvefacilities and parking. Designs weredrawn up to incorporate two single-storey buildings constructed in MalvernRagstone with projecting, slate gableroofs. The designs drew on details fromother railway styles but includedmodern large-format glazing. The Trustbecame involved when it becameapparent that some historic elementswould be significantly affected by theproposals, notably the fine ornamentalgates, the fences, and the WorcesterRoad entrance where the original cast-iron lamp standards were in a poorcondition. The gates were

refurbished, with one pairrelocated at the entranceof the new building on theHereford-bound platformwhere they were allied tosome authentic GWR postsand fencing. On theWorcester-bound platform,where the fencing was in apoor condition, theintroduction of a newaccess ramp on that side ofthe station necessitated arearrangement of theentrances with the finecandy-twist gate postsretained, the ornamental fencingrepaired and a separate pair of cast-ironposts repaired and reinstated. At theWorcester Road entrance, the cast-ironlamp columns, which sit atop conicalstone piers, were blast-cleaned andreplacement acanthus leaves were madeand fitted to bring the columns back totheir original detail. Old photographsconfirmed that the original lanternswere a larger version of the style foundat Great Malvern Station (see page 5), sosimilar lanterns and gas-electro LEDlamps were sourced and installed by thesame team, bringing back some of theformer ambience of the area.

Sponsor:Worcestershire County Council,Worcester

Designer: CH2M HILL, WorcesterContractors: Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd,Stowe, Buckinghamshire, Steelway,Wolverhampton, West Midlands (cast iron),Sugg Lighting Ltd, Horsham, West Sussex(lanterns) & Sight Designs Ltd, Malvern,Worcestershire (gas electro-optics)

Chairman, Sir William McAlpine, hasgiven a new home to the 1970sdedication plaques, to avoid them beingscrapped.Finally at Kings Cross, the Trust

funded a pair of more appropriate doorsbehind the new location of the warmemorial as the existing ones did not setoff the memorial as best they could.

Footbridge Re-erectionSponsor:Mid Hants Railway Ltd, Alresford,Hampshire

Platform 8/9 CanopySponsor: Network Rail Kings Cross Project,London

Contractor: Slinden Services Ltd, Measham,Derbyshire

War MemorialSponsor: Network Rail Kings Cross Project,London

Designer: Network Rail Building Design Group,London

Contractor: J Murphy & Sons Ltd, London

War Memorial DoorsSponsor: Network Rail Kings Cross Project,London

Contractor: Spence, London

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Above: Refurbished canopy bracket

Above: The gate posts with restored lightingAbove right: Restored details to ornamental gates

Left: An early 20th century photograph showingthe original lights

Brian Iles Collection

WORCESTER SHRUB HILLSTATION: VICTORIANWAITING ROOM

Worcester Shrub Hill Station wasoriginally constructed by the Oxford,Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway(OW&WR) between 1848 and 1850.The Great Western Railway (GWR)oversaw the works with Brunel as chief

1857. Clunes was joined by partnersMcKenzie and Holland in 1861, bothformer employees of the OW&WR andlater to be well known as manufacturersof signalling equipment. The tiling wasthe work of Maw & Co Ltd, a Worcestercompany which moved to Broseley in1852, John Hornby Maw havingoriginally made his fortune producingmilk bottles for babies. The company wasinitially well known for making floortiles but could not compete with its rivalMinton, so from 1855 concentratedinstead on developing glazed tiles,particularly focussing on the use ofmajolica for architectural work. Thestructure at Worcester Shrub Hillexhibits a wide range of differing stylesof tiles and reflects a mixture of classicaland Moorish themes. The building appears to be an

exhibition structure, and thecombination of the cast-iron frames andtiling is probably unique nationally. Ithas been modified in the past, notably inthe 1930s when the train shed roof wasremoved and lower canopies installed.At this time the top panelling of thestructure was also removed. This was acast-iron frame of around 0.9 metres inheight with a diamond-patterned tiledinfill and the bedding for the diagonaltiles can still be seen on the adjoiningtrain shed wall.Originally the south element was used

as a ladies waiting room and the northas a third class waiting room, but thestructure had been out of use for manyyears, and had suffered dramatically as aresult of the removal of the 1868

carriage shed from behind the train shedwall. This, and the removal of the trainshed roof, allowed water ingress to thebuilding resulting in severe dry-rotinfestation. The structure is partlyconstructed over a cellar, and althougha previous attempt at restoration hadinfilled the floor void to the southwaiting room, and put in structuralsupport to control subsidencemovement, the building continues toshow evidence of that earlier movement.This year Network Rail put together a

comprehensive refurbishmentprogramme, with the aim of not onlyundertaking an appropriate restorationof the façade, including cast-iron repairsand redecoration in the structure’soriginal dark burgundy red, but alsolining the interior walls, filling the cellarwith a ‘limecrete’ infill and refurbishingthe external joinery. This will enableboth rooms to be brought back into fulluse; the north waiting room as a much-needed waiting facility for passengers,and the south waiting room as staffaccommodation for train operatorLondon Midland. The Trust is pleased to have supported

this project, which will bring life back tothis most important of railwaystructures.

Sponsor: Network Rail London North WesternRoute, Birmingham

Designer: Network Rail Building Design Group,Manchester


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engineer. The contractor, FrancisTredwell, died suddenly in 1847, andwork ceased whilst on-going litigationwas resolved, with Brunel and the GWRcontinuing the work in 1851. Theoriginal station building was heavilymodified in its early years, and theundercroft and parts of the train shedwalls are probably the only survivorsfrom the 1840s. The main change camein 1863 when the station wasreconstructed under the supervision ofEdward Wilson. The original train shedroof was replaced by a crescent-sectionoverall roof, and a station house andupper-level frontage constructed, usingblue engineering brick with classicalwindow surrounds.In the same period, on Platform 2, a

curious structure was erected againstthe train shed wall; a two-room buildingmade up of sectional cast-iron elementswith inlaid, patterned ceramic tilepanels. The structural frames were madeby the Vulcan Iron Works of Worcester,a company formed by Thomas Clunes in

Above left: External view of waiting room Below: Detail of cornice repairs

Malcolm Wood

Malcolm Wood

GATESHEAD: BRANDLINGSTREET ARCHES

When Robert Stephenson and T EHarrison designed and built the HighLevel Bridge to carry the York, Newcastle& Berwick Railway into Newcastle, thelie of the land on the banks of the Tyneresulted in complex approach viaductson both sides of the bridge. On the southside of the river a triangle of viaductscarries the railway from the bridgeupstream towards the main line toDarlington and York and downstreamthrough Gateshead towards SouthShields, Sunderland and Middlesbrough.From the east end of the triangle a four-track-wide viaduct carries the railwaybetween Brandling Street andQuaysgate. As with many other viaducts in

Newcastle and Gateshead, the arches ofBrandling Street Viaduct had beenturned over to industrial use, and werein a very run-down condition. Because


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these particular arches are under a four-track viaduct they are very spacious,and, with encouragement from the localcouncil, Network Rail has developed aproject toupgrade them toa more modern,commercial use.As the viaduct iswithin theGatesheadConservationArea, and linkedto the listed HillStreet and High Level Bridges, the Trustwas happy to award a two-year granttowards this project. Work on therefurbishment began at the end of the2013/14 financial year, and we willdescribe the project in more detail in thenext Report.

Sponsor: Network Rail Commercial Property, YorkDesigner: Frankham Consultancy Group, Sidcup,Kent


HEXHAM STATION:RELOCATION OF STABLESBLOCK

When it opened on 3rd March 1835,Hexham was the main intermediatestation on the Newcastle & CarlisleRailway. The station has been muchextended over the years, althoughoriginal buildings survive, most noticeablythe goods shed. The station is Grade IIlisted, but many of the buildings in theadjacent goods yard do not share thisprotection, although almost all the yardlies in a Conservation Area.Network Rail has now decided to

redevelop the yard space for moremodern commercial use, with thedemolition of the non-listed buildings inthe yard and new uses being found forthose that are protected. A particularissue was whether or not to demolish the

stables block. This two-storey, red-brickbuilding, with gable ends and a lean-toextension at one end, is a completeexample of railway stables, of which fewnow survive.The commercial cost of retaining the

building on site could not be justified,but local residents involved the BeamishMuseum. The museum could not affordto relocate the structure before itsscheduled demolition, but very muchwanted to obtain it as they did not havea stables building. They thereforeapproached the Trust, and, as thebuilding was in a Conservation Area, wewere able to fund its dismantling,recording and movement from Hexhamto Beamish.

Sponsor: Beamish Museum Ltd, Beamish, CountyDurham

Contractor: S & C Lee Ltd, Bishop Auckland,County Durham

RIBBLEHEAD: STATIONMASTER’S HOUSE

The awful effect of the weather on theMidland Railway’s Settle & Carlisle (S&C)line is one of the legends of the UKrailway. Last year we reported on TheSettle & Carlisle Railway Trust’s (S&CRT)restoration of the former stationmaster’s house at Ribblehead, andmentioned that the weather wascausing problems. It rapidly becameclear that, despite excellent restoration,water was driving through the west-facing wall whenever the wind was inthat quarter and it was also raining.Anyone with knowledge of the S&C willappreciate how often that particularcombination can occur.After discussion with the project

architects, the Trust agreed tocontribute to applying a new weather-proofing system, Belzona 5122, to theexternal walls of the station master’shouse. The S&CRT decided to treat thestation building at the same time andcontracted Network Rail to carry out thework.Both buildings were treated in the

summer of 2013 – a good time for thissort of work. Most encouragingly,reports of water ingress to bothbuildings have decreased drastically,almost to nil, since the treatment,despite the awful weather of the lastwinter.

Sponsor: The Settle & Carlisle Railway Trust,Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria

Designer: PPIY Ltd, YorkContractor: Network Rail London North WesternRoute, Manchester

Above: View of house with the iconic viaductbeyond

Interior of arches

General view of arches

WELWYN GARDEN CITYSTATION: RICO’S GARDENLINE

The Garden City movement led toseveral new stations being developedacross the system. Located on the GreatNorthern Railway’s line to Cambridge,the earliest example of this wasLetchworth Garden City Station, initiallyopened in 1903, with the presentbuildings opened in 1908. Letchworthfeatured in our 2011/12 AnnualReport, when Hassan Atta relocatedRico’s Coffee Bar on the station, with agrant from the Trust to improve theheritage features of the new premises.Encouraged by the success at

Letchworth, Hassan has now taken onan empty buffet facility at WelwynGarden City Station. This station lies onthe East Coast Main Line, some twentymiles out of London Kings Cross. It is ofa much later date than Letchworth,being opened by the London & NorthEastern Railway in 1926, when itreplaced a small halt on the now-closedbranch from Hatfield to Luton andDunstable. The platform buildings are atypical example of 1920s station design– rational and well built, but notshowing any of the style of the Arts &Crafts period that preceded it, or of theArt Deco that followed. However, despite

the removal of the booking officebuilding, the platform buildings andcanopies have survived well, and areincluded in the local Conservation Area.Hassan has restored the buffet to the

same high standard that he achieved atLetchworth, paying particular attentionto the restoration of the ceiling, thewainscoting and the parquet flooring.The result is a well-designed facility,placed at the bottom of the access

ATTENBOROUGH STATION:REPLICA WAR MEMORIAL

The village of Attenborough liesalongside the Midland Counties Railway(MCR) line between Trent and

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2009, after several years, the plaque wasreturned to Attenborough, and mountedon the station footbridge. Sadly, thequality of the mounting was not good,and the plaque fell from the bridge ayear later, smashing beyond repair. Latein 2012 the Southern Broxtowe BluePlaque Working Group approached theTrust to see if we could help fund areplica.We were aware that the original

plaque had gone from the bridge, andwere concerned that it had been stolen,so were delighted to fund the creation ofa replica, albeit in a different stone. EastMidlands Trains erected the new plaqueon the footbridge, this time properlymounted, and our Chairman and theMayor of Broxtowe unveiled the replicaon Armistice Day 2013. The remains ofthe original plaque have been passed tothe MR museum in Derby.

Sponsor: Southern Broxtowe Blue PlaqueWorking Group, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire

Contractor:Marble Hart Ltd, Nottingham

footbridge to serve commuters headingfor London, and it promises to be assuccessful as the Letchworth project.The Trust is proud to have contributedto this scheme.

Sponsor: Hassan Atta, BedfordContractor: Floyd’s Flooring & Shop Fitters, WestWickham, Greater London

Nottingham. Although that line openedin 1839, it was not until 1856 that theMidland Railway (MR), successor to theMCR, opened a station for the village.The station’s importance increased inthe Great War, with the adjacentbarracks and Chilwell Ordnance Depotensuring its heavy use.As with so many other railway

locations, some of the staff volunteeredin that war, and, sadly, six of them losttheir lives during that service. Whilst allsix are commemorated on the main MRmemorial at Derby, the local staff alsoerected a stone plaque to honour theirfallen colleagues.The contraction of the railways in the

1960s led to the station beingdemanned, and eventually demolished.However, the plaque was then placed inthe station gardens, and continued to bemaintained and cared for until at somestage it was vandalised and broken intosections. The remains were thenremoved from the site, and restored. In

Above: Interior view of coffee shop

Above: Replica war memorial & information plate

STRATFORD-UPON-AVONAND BRISTOL: ROLLS OFHONOUR

Stratford-upon-Avon Station is the solesurvivor of the two stations whichserved the town at the beginning of the20th century and was built by the GreatWestern Railway. The other station,Stratford-Upon-Avon Town, was servedby the Stratford-Upon-Avon & MidlandJunction Railway (S&MJR).As with other railway companies, the

S&MJR saw a proportion of its relativelysmall workforce answering the call toarms in the Great War, with severalemployees making the ultimate sacrifice.The S&MJR arranged to recognise thosewho had served with a Roll of Honour,to be displayed at the main stations onthe route. The design was undertaken byHarry Furniss who had been anillustrator for Punch magazine and heproduced a memorial which differedconsiderably from the more formalexamples produced by other railways.

contains the names, regiments andhome locations of those who served andalso those who were killed and at thefoot of the design are images of asignalman, a locomotive and a woundedsoldier.One original example was known to

exist in a private collection, and theTrust is very grateful that the ownerallowed the document to be digitallyphotographed and a replica made. Thisreplica was then installed in a woodenframe matching the original, and put ondisplay in the booking hall at Stratford-upon-Avon Station early in 2014.A second Roll of Honour, dedicated to

the staff of the Midland Railway basedat Bristol, was discovered in a poor

CORBRIDGE STATION:CHIMNEY REPAIRS

The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway(N&CR) was one of the earliest main linerailways in England, opening between1835 and 1838 – contemporary withthe London & Birmingham, but beforethe Great Western. Corbridge lies on the N&CR route,

nearly eighteen miles west of Newcastle,and three miles east of Hexham, and hashad a station since 1847. The stationbuildings have always been linked to theadjacent road bridge, which used toconnect the town to the main Newcastleto Carlisle road. Widening of that bridgeled to the demolition of the originalstation and its replacement by the mainpart of the present structure at an earlydate, but this building was later enlargedin the 1870s. The two-storey structure,which is Grade II listed, is built indressed local sandstone, with double-pitched roofs and valley gutters.As with so many smaller stations,

there is now no staff presence atCorbridge. British Rail sold off thebuilding many years ago, and it is nowused as an Indian restaurant. Whatdistinguishes this restaurant from somany others is its innovativearrangements with Northern Rail. Apassenger can join a train at Newcastlein the early evening, choose and order ameal over a drink en route to Corbridge,eat at the restaurant and then take alater train back.A particularly fine feature of the

building is its chimneys, with excellentexamples of coursing throughout, but

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condition at Bristol Library. The Trust issupporting conservation of thisdocument and frame and this will befully described in next year’s Report.The Trust is especially pleased to have

been able to use some Maber legacyfunding to get work on the Rolls ofHonour completed in time for the 2014Great War commemorations.

Stratford-upon-AvonSponsor: Railway Heritage Trust, LondonPhotographer: Spheroview Ltd, Tunbridge Wells,Kent

Printer: Tapestry MM Ltd, LondonFramer: Richard Christie Framemaker,Honeybourne, Worcestershire

BristolSponsor & Conservator: Bristol Museum & ArtGallery

they had deteriorated over the years, andthe owner wished to carry out repairs.Unfortunately, the proximity of thestructure to the operational railwaymeant that the protection costs of thework were particularly high, and theTrust gave a grant towards these costs toensure the survival of this building andthe continuation of its unusual use.

Sponsor: The Valley, Corbridge, NorthumberlandContractor: Henderson Building Contractors,Cramlington, Northumberland

The design was executed with amargin of pen and ink drawingsshowing local buildings and featuresframed with a single red line as a border.At the top of the sheet an image ofShakespeare semi-reclining on a bardicthrone is allied to the images of twomuses dressed in flowing gowns, and thetitle is laid out in a free style of redlettering, very much in an Arts & Craftsstyle. The central area of the sheet

Above: The completed replica S&MJR Roll ofHonour

Above: The repaired chimney stacks

HEREFORD STATION: CAST-IRON COLUMNS

Hereford Barrs Court Station was builtin 1855 to designs by T M Penson, forthe Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway.Hereford was originally served by twostations, but the closure of Barton in1893 meant all trains used Barrs Courtfrom then on. The station is large andimposing, built with a two-storey, Tudor-style façade in red brick with creamstone dressings, and with steep slateroofs with stepped gables topped by alarge number of grouped chimneystacks. The platforms are covered byglass and iron canopies supported onCorinthian columns and trefoil-bracketed trusses.The station platforms have been joined

for a considerable time by a trussedfootbridge, originally detailed with upperlights in a similar style to those on thestation buildings, and with a roof carriedon cast-iron arched frames pierced withtrefoil details. The bridge’s original lowerboarding was removed some time ago andreplaced by a very crude mesh screen.

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WROXHAM SIGNAL BOX: FIT OUT AS A MUSEUM

In previous Reports, most recently2010/11, we have described how theTrust has supported the relocation andrestoration of the former Great EasternRailway signal box at Wroxham, on theline between Norwich and Cromer, forreuse as a museum. The WroxhamSignalbox Trust (WST) approached usthis year for a small final grant, whichwas used to complete the restoration ofthe adjacent lamp room, and some finaldetails in the box itself. At the same timewe are pleased to note that the WST hasacquired further representativesignalling equipment, which will enablethe museum visitor to more fullyunderstand the workings of a signalbox, a feature of railway operation thatis now rapidly coming to an end on themain line network.

Sponsor & Voluntary Labour: Wroxham SignalboxTrust, Wroxham, Norfolk

GLOSSOP STATION:WINDOWS

We have reported recently on schemes toimprove the windows to the ticket officearea at Glossop Station and this year asmall grant has been made available tocomplete that restoration work.The present Glossop Station was built

by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne &Manchester Railway (SA&MR) in 1847.It stands at the end of the branch linefrom Dinting which was opened by the13th Duke of Norfolk in June 1845 andlater transferred to the SA&MR. Thestation building is a low single-storeystructure in local stone with two gabledpavilions linked by a stone screen. Oneside of the station is now a supermarketwhilst the remaining wing houses thestation facilities, and only one platformis in use. A notable feature of the stationis the stone lion standing over one of therusticated entrance doors, the creaturebeing the emblem of the Howards, theDuke of Norfolk’s family.The final two windows to be restored

are located in the gable end of the wing

housing the station facilities, and theyface the stop blocks to the bay platform.They are simple square sashes, but hadbeen hidden for many years by panellingand had suffered deterioration. Thissmall element of work has beenenthusiastically promoted by the Friendsof Glossop Station who have beeninstrumental in ensuring that thestation not only functions in the 21stcentury, but that its heritage is carefullypreserved as well.

Sponsor: Friends of Glossop Station, Glossop,Derbyshire

Contractor: Strategic Team Group Ltd, Castleford,West Yorkshire

Left: Lower floor refurbished with mechanism ondisplayInset: The signal box & adjacent lamp room


Right: Exterior (left) and interior (right) views ofwindows

CARLISLE: VICTORIA VIADUCT

Carlisle Citadel Station is one of theglories of English railway architecture.William Tite’s original 1847 station wasenlarged sympathetically as it grew toeventually serve seven separate railwaycompanies, and its Grade II* listing iswell deserved. It is not surprising thatthe Victoria Viaduct, which carries thehighway over the very north end of thestation, was itself built with an ornatecast-iron parapet. Although this parapet has survived

unchanged since its construction, theelectrification of the West Coast MainLine in 1974 necessitated its partialenclosure in fibreglass sheets to preventthe public from accessing the 25kV over-head supply. British Rail had long sincesold the adjacent spans of the viaduct tothe local authority, and here the parapet,painted white but unenclosed, showedwhat was hidden under the sheeting. Asa result there was much public pressureto expose and improve the appearance ofthe concealed section.

Although not specifically listed, theTrust considers that the viaduct is anintegral part of the station’s appearance,so when Network Rail proposed torepaint it under its maintenanceprogramme, we were very happy toagree a grant that covered the marginalcost of a more ornate colour scheme forthe parapet, and replacement of thefibreglass sheeting with a transparentmaterial. As a result, this section of theparapet is now much improved andexposed to view. A very useful add-on to this project is

that the local authority found funds torepaint its part of the bridge too, so itmatches the improved railway section, amarginal extra piece of work whichmeans that the whole structure is nowconsistently decorated.


Contractor: Taziker Industrial Ltd, Horwich,Lancashire

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NATIONAL RAILWAY HERITAGE AWARDS

The Railway Heritage Trust Conservation Award for 2013 was won by DeborahHarper Make-up & Beauty for the restoration of Helen’s Bay Station in NorthernIreland.Additionally, the following projects to which the Trust gave grants were also

recipients of National Railway Heritage Awards: Huddersfield Water TowerRedevelopment (ACoRP), Crystal Palace Station Enhancement Project (Transportfor London), Cocoworks Coffee House at Inverurie Station (George and JennieLawson) and London Kings Cross Station Redevelopment Project (Network Rail,John McAslan + Partners, ARUP and VINCI Construction UK Ltd).

As part of on-going initiatives by theDepartment for Transport to improvemobility access at stations, Hereford hasbeen given a set of new access liftswhich has resulted in a redesign ofelements of the footbridge. This hasnecessitated the introduction of extrasupports to the landing and the Trustgave a small grant to ensure that thesematched the style of the columnssupporting the canopies. Two newcolumns were provided using originalcolumn details as a pattern and, at thesame time, extra acanthus leaf detailswere manufactured to replace missingelements elsewhere in the vicinity of the bridge.This scheme is a good example of the

Trust being able to support even themost minor of detail issues, to ensurethat the style and quality of the heritageasset is maintained.

Sponsor: Network Rail Wales Route, CardiffArchitect: Oxford Architects LLP, OxfordContractor: Geoffrey Osborne Ltd, Reigate, Surrey

Below: Cast-iron columns with acanthus details

Above: The attractive refurbished parapet

GRANTS AND EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTIONS: 2013/14


NETWORK RAIL

The Trust has supported 47 projects (2012/13: 36) with 49 grants, which totalled £1,782,966 (2012/13: £1,802,336). The grants funded repairand restoration work carried out on the heritage aspects of buildings and structures in Network Rail's ownership. A total of eight grants werecancelled, brought forward or deferred.

HIGHWAYS AGENCY (HISTORICAL RAILWAYS ESTATE)

The Trust has supported no projects this year (2012/13: two BRB (Residuary) Ltd projects), therefore there was no project funding (2012/13:£320,000). Future grants will assist the Highways Agency (Historical Railways Estate) in its management of non-operational buildings andstructures, which include redundant viaducts on closed lines.

MABER LEGACY

The Trust has supported four projects (2012/13: one) with five grants, which totalled £5,420 (2012/13: £6,300), from the bequest of HenryBasil Maber. These projects met the Trust’s objectives and also reflected Mr Maber’s sphere of railway heritage interest.

The projects were:NETWORK RAIL HA (HRE) EXTERNAL EXTERNAL

GRANT & MABER CONTR’B’N CONTR’B’NBEQUEST NETWORK HA (HRE)GRANT RAIL & MABER

BEQUESTPage £ £ £ £ENGLAND26 Attenborough Station: Replica war memorial 1,267 0

(MABER)21 Bath Spa Station: Halfpenny Bridge 7,843 7,797 (1)

18 Battersea Park Station: Cycle yard 10,000 2,758 (2)

Blackburn Station: Canopy & stonework refurbishment (£30,000) DEFERRED4 Brighton Station: Heritage works 91,300 62,067 (3)

27 Bristol: Roll of Honour 1,698 0(MABER)

29 Carlisle: Victoria Viaduct 25,000 027 Corbridge Station: Chimney repairs 20,000 57,433 (4)

5 Crystal Palace Station: Heritage works 60,000 87,854 (5)

8 Dorridge Station: Waiting room 3,976 4,709 (6)

14 Edge Hill Station: Platform building works 11,440 020 Ellesmere Port Station: Refurbishment 40,000 45,069 (7)

10 Frodsham Station:– Clock 1,715 0– Fencing 2,740 2,600 (8)

– Restoration 20,000 025 Gateshead: Brandling Street Arches 60,000 95,375 (9)

28 Glossop Station: Windows 2,500 168 (10)

5 Great Malvern Station: Victorian lamp standards 8,298 13,650 (11)

12 Harrogate: Buffet & Station Master’s Flat: Conversion to Tap Bar– Building Structure 73,785 0– Building Fit-Out 70,000 184,696 (12)

21 Helsby Station: Restoration of main building 21,000 028 Hereford Station: Cast-iron columns 29,753 025 Hexham Station: Relocation of stables block 45,000 36,330 (13)

6 Leamington Spa Station:– GWR gate post patterns 1,700 0– Minor heritage items 3,030 2,320 (14)

7 – Heritage lighting to canopies 19,000 0Leatherhead: Station Master’s House (£10,000) BROUGHT FORWARD

18 London Euston Station:– Memorial plaque to Lance Corporal ’Jock’ Christie VC 1,144 0

(MABER)– War memorial restoration (£45,406) DEFERRED

22 London Kings Cross Station: Redevelopment programme– Footbridge re-erection at Ropley 8,000 49,000 (15)

– Platform 8/9 canopy 34,341 0– War memorial 20,000 0– War memorial doors 6,254 0

23 Malvern Link Station: Redevelopment 29,546 015 Manchester Victoria Station: Heritage works 145,000 114,707 (16)

12 Network Rail Archives: Conservation of historic drawings 10,000 016 Nottingham Station:

– Heritage works 265,000 525,774 (17)

17 – Transportation of redundant copers 2,750 0

GRANTS AND EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTIONS: 2013/14


External contributions were from:(1) Bath Spa Station: Halfpenny Bridge: Bath World Heritage Site

Enhancement Fund(2) Battersea Park Station: Southern(3) Brighton Station: Department for Transport (SCPF)(4) Corbridge Station: Syed Nadir Aziz(5) Crystal Palace Station: Transport for London(6) Dorridge Station: Centro, Dorridge residents, Friends of Dorridge Station,

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council(7) Ellesmere Port Station: Cheshire West and Chester Council, Merseytravel,

NSIP(8) Frodsham Station: ACoRP, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Frazar

James Hair Design, North Cheshire Rail Users’ Group(9) Gateshead: Brandling Street Arches: Gateshead Council(10) Glossop Station: Friends of Glossop Station, Northern Rail(11) Great Malvern Station: Malvern Town Council(12) Harrogate: Buffet & Station Master’s Flat: Pivovar Tap Ltd(13) Hexham Station: Beamish Museum Ltd(14) Leamington Spa Station: Friends of Leamington Station, Leamington Spa

Scheme of Grants, Warwick District Council(15) London Kings Cross Station: Mid Hants Railway(16) Manchester Victoria Station: Department for Transport (SCPF), MSSP,

Transport for Greater Manchester

(17) Nottingham Station: Nottingham City Council(18) Ribblehead: Station Master’s House: The Settle & Carlisle Railway Trust(19) Salisbury Station: Water Tower: ERDF(20) Scarborough Station: Arts Council England, Coastal Communities Fund,

English Heritage(21) Wakefield Kirkgate Station: Groundwork Wakefield(22) Welwyn Garden City Station: First Capital Connect, Hassan Atta(23) Wroxham Signal Box: The Geoffrey Watling Charity, Sustainable

Development Fund, Wroxham Signalbox Trust(24) Gleneagles Station: EventScotland, First ScotRail, Transport Scotland(25) Helmsdale Station: LEADER, Transport Scotland (SCRF)(26) Kingussie & Pitlochry Stations: First ScotRail(27) Kyle of Lochalsh: Signal Box: Heritage Lottery Fund, local authority, Skye

& Kyle Rail Development Company(28) Ladybank: Station Master’s House: Fife Charities Trust, Fife Council,

Rotary Club(29) Lockerbie: Station Master’s Flat: Dumfries and District Model Railway Club

volunteers(30) North Queensferry Station: North Queensferry Station Trust, Transport

Scotland (SCRF)(31) Llandudno Station: Conwy County Borough Council, NSIP, Taith, Welsh

Assembly Government (WEFO)

NETWORK RAIL HA (HRE) EXTERNAL EXTERNALGRANT & MABER CONTR’B’N CONTR’B’N

BEQUEST NETWORK HA (HRE)GRANT RAIL & MABER

BEQUESTPage £ £ £ £

Oxford Rewley Road: Swing bridge restoration (£75,000) DEFERRED25 Ribblehead: Station Master’s House 12,000 16,798 (18)

10 Salisbury Water Tower: Relocation 36,500 23,500 (19)

19 Scarborough Station: Former parcels office 130,000 187,000 (20)

7 Sowerby Bridge Station: The Jubilee Refreshment Rooms 360 027 Stratford-Upon-Avon:

– Replica Roll of Honour 243 0(MABER)

– Frame for Roll of Honour 1,068 0(MABER)

15 Wakefield Kirkgate Station:– Refurbishment 60,000 75,000 (21)

– Station restoration (£100,000) CANCELLED26 Welwyn Garden City Station: Rico’s Garden Line 7,400 11,100 (22)

24 Worcester Shrub Hill Station: Victorian waiting room 50,000 028 Wroxham Signal Box: Fit out as a museum 10,000 18,315 (23)

SCOTLANDAberdour Station: Conversion of signal box to café (£75,000) DEFERRED

11 Gleneagles Station: Restoration 85,000 130,000 (24)

20 Helmsdale Station: Building restoration 50,250 74,096 (25)

14 Kingussie & Pitlochry Stations: Footbridge lamps 3,798 1,038 (26)

14 Kyle of Lochalsh: Signal Box 6,227 12,754 (27)

Ladybank Station: Refurbishment of Laird’s waiting room (£41,000) CANCELLED13 Ladybank: Station Master’s House 1,272 2,684 (28)

13 Lockerbie: Station Master’s Flat 10,400 8,300 (29)

19 New Cumnock Station: Conversion to community facility 2,500 08 North Queensferry Station: Building restoration 18,288 27,432 (30)

Tain Station: Refurbishment of station building (£66,000) CANCELLED

WALES9 Llandudno Station: Restoration & improvements 150,000 225,000 (31)

1,782,966 0 2,105,324 0HA (HRE) HA (HRE)5,420 0MABER MABER

COMBINED NETWORK RAIL, HA (HRE) AND MABER BEQUEST GRANTS TOTAL 1,788,386

COMBINED NETWORK RAIL, HA (HRE) AND MABER BEQUEST EXTERNAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOTAL 2,105,324

FINANCIAL REPORT

The Trust’s financial activities in 2013/14 are summarised as follows:

FUNDING ALLOCATED TO PROJECTS £From Network Rail 1,783,300From Highways Agency (Historical Railways Estate) 0From Maber bequest 5,420

1,788,720

EXPENDED ON PROJECTS

49 Grants to Network Rail projects 1,782,9660 Grants to Highways Agency (Historical Railways Estate) projects 05 Grants to Maber bequest projects 5,420

1,788,386

FUNDING FOR TRUST'S OPERATIONS

From Network Rail 216,426From Highways Agency (Historical Railways Estate) 10,000

Total Income 226,426

Total Expenditure – Administration 226,426

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COMMENTARY

The end of the 2013/14 financial year coincided with the end of Network Rail’s ControlPeriod 4. We decided early in the year that we would have all our projects complete andpaid up by its end, so that no liabilities carried over into Control Period 5. This wasachieved, but only with considerable effort by all involved: we paid out three quarters ofa million pounds in grants in the last four weeks! We would not have been able to attainthis without even more effort than normal by Malcolm and Claire, and, as ever, I ammost grateful for their support.

After 2012/13’s smaller number of grants, the 49 Network Rail-funded grants in2013/14 was a more normal workload. As the Report shows, we have been involvedwith some spectacular projects, and have enjoyed seeing them delivered. We havecontinued to use the Maber legacy, with five grants in the year, all concerned withcommemoration of the Great War. It was particularly touching to have Ken Christieunveil a plaque at London Euston Station to honour his father, Lance Corporal ‘Jock’Christie VC, who had worked there.

With the closure of BRB (Residuary) Ltd and its assets transferring to the HighwaysAgency (Historical Railways Estate) in this financial year, we were unable to fund anyprojects for them. However, the Highways Agency has made provision to transfer the2013/14 sponsorship money into 2014/15, so we can fund two major projects in thatyear. Both provide new routes over closed viaducts. We are delighted that thisrelationship has survived the change of ownership.

We have had a year of stability in our office location, but Network Rail’s decision tomove out of its Kings Place office in London means that we now have to face severalmoves. In the immediate future, by the time this Report is published, we will haverelocated twice within our present Euston building, but further ahead we are lookingtowards a move to a new location at Blackfriars.

The possibility of a recreation of the lost Euston Arch continues to command ourattention, and we have had discussions with Camden Council, Network Rail, HS2 andThe Euston Arch Trust. The Secretary of State’s request that a new site for an arch beconsidered has focussed attention, and we are part of the debate on this. Our main aimremains to ensure that the setting of the surviving heritage structures – the lodges andthe war memorial – is not devalued by an inappropriately placed arch, and this pointnow seems to have been accepted by all parties. The current Camden Council andNetwork Rail proposals both meet our aspirations.

Andy Savage

Executive Director

London

July 2014

THE TRUST’S ACCOUNTS: 2013/14


The Trust is registered in England and Wales as company number 1876790.

The Annual Report and Accounts coversthe operations of the Railway HeritageTrust during the period 1st April 2013 to31st March 2014.Established in 1985, the Trust is an

independent registered company limitedby guarantee, supported by Network Railand the Highways Agency (HistoricalRailways Estate), with the remit of:� the conservation and enhancement ofbuildings and structures owned bythese organisations that are listed orscheduled, or of special architecturalor historical interest; and

� to act as a catalyst between outsideparties and these owners on theconservation and alternative use ofnon-operational property, includingthe possible transfer of responsibilityto local trusts or other interestedorganisations.

In 2013/14, the Trust awarded 54 grantstowards the costs of 51 restoration andother projects. Eight grants were eithercancelled, deferred or brought forward.

AUDITED ACCOUNTSPrice Firman, London, audited andapproved the Trust’s Accounts for2013/14. At the Trust’s Annual GeneralMeeting in July 2014 the Executive Boardconsidered, approved, adopted and signedthe audited Accounts and, as required bylaw, then deposited the signed Accountswith Companies House, accompanyingthe Trust’s Annual Return. Copies of theAccounts will also be presented to theBoards of both our sponsors.In their Report and Financial State-

ments the Auditors stated: ‘In ouropinion the financial statements give atrue and fair view of the state of thecompany’s affairs as at 31st March 2014and of its profit for the year then ended;have been properly prepared inaccordance with United KingdomGenerally Accepted Accounting Practice;and have been prepared in accordancewith the requirements of the CompaniesAct 2006’. They further stated: ‘In ouropinion the information given in theDirectors’ Report for the financial year forwhich the financial statements areprepared is consistent with the financialstatements’.

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