Английская Википедия:Gallows Close goods yard
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox station Gallows Close goods yard was a freight transfer yard on the Scarborough and Whitby Railway in the town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The yard was opened in 1899 to relieve pressure on the main station in Scarborough and to release space for passenger use. After the Scarborough and Whitby Railway closed down, Gallows Close remained in use as a goods yard until final closure came in 1985.
History
Gallows Close is located on the north western edge of Scarborough town centre and is so named as it was the site of a gallows through the Middle Ages and Early modern period.[1] The site was originally intended to be the terminus of the Scarborough and Whitby Railway in the town, but eventually the Шаблон:Convert Falsgrave Tunnel[note 1] was dug to connect to Шаблон:Rws railway station, albeit via a reversal.[2] The site was purchased by the North Eastern Railway (NER) in the late 1890s from the Scarborough and Whitby Railway Company against the wishes of the line's contractor (John (Paddy) Waddell) who wished to build his own goods depot there.Шаблон:Sfn Waddell later took the NER to an arbitration court in London over the matter seeking financial recompense.[3]
In order to provide more space for passengers at Scarborough railway station, the NER built a new goods yard at Gallows Close between 1899 and 1902.Шаблон:Sfn
In the early part of the 20th century the main commodities handled at Gallows Close were ale, bricks, fish, coal and manure.[4] The busiest year was 1926 when Шаблон:Convert of goods were handled; Шаблон:Convert forwarded and Шаблон:Convert received.Шаблон:Sfn The fan of general sidings were on the west side of the line to Шаблон:Rws, and required the use of a headshunt if freight was forwarded from the York line through Falsgrave Tunnel.[5] The North Eastern Railway goods shed (built in 1902) and the coal depot, were located on the eastern side of the running line towards Whitby.Шаблон:Sfn The coal depot at Gallows Close was furnished with an electric conveyor in November 1946, the first instance of this happening on the London and North Eastern Railways' area of operation.Шаблон:Sfn
Other traffic used the goods yard too; a regular annual traffic was a travelling circus which unloaded at Gallows Close before touring the area.Шаблон:Sfn Another commodity handled was something that was euphemistically listed as night soil; human waste that was collected from doorsteps in the town and later used as a fertiliser.[6]
Coal and oil remained the final commodities handled at Gallows Close,[7]Шаблон:Sfn and was withdrawn in 1985[note 2][8] allowing the removal of Gallows Close from the British Rail system, though sporadic freight handling continued at Scarborough until 1991, when the Speedlink network was closed.Шаблон:Sfn Oil traffic was converted into a block train that ran on an ad hoc basis to a terminal on the main line. This working ceased in the early 1990s.[9]
The lines were removed from the yard in 1986,Шаблон:Sfn whereas Falsgrave Tunnel was filled in when the site of Gallows Close goods yard became a supermarket in the 1990s.[10] The site is now the southern end of the Scarborough to Whitby Rail Trail.[11]
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