Virgin Trains International Rescue 57303 “Alan Tracy” at Howe and Co's Siding, Cotehill on the Settle & Carlisle Line
International Rescue once again to the rescue as 57303 "Alan Tracy" passes the site of the Howe and Co sidings on March 29 2005 with a north bound London to Glasgow diversion from the west coat mainline.
There are records of gypsum and alabaster being quarried and mined in this area going back to 1685. In 1838 a Carlisle solicitor, John Howe, established John Howe and Company, alabaster dealers and makers of plaster of paris, at premises in the city centre. He went into partnership with John Pigg a landowner of Cotehill, to extract and refine gypsum. Together they opened two quarries near Cotehill which operated until the late sixties, (later to be acquired by British Gypsum) both of which were located approximately half a mile down a now discussed track to the right of the signal box, that bears the name of the enterprise. The original signal box was 302 miles and 75 chains. Mile post shows 303 Mile from London Saint Pancras.
Virgin Trains International Rescue 57303 “Alan Tracy” at Howe and Co's Siding, Cotehill on the Settle & Carlisle Line
International Rescue once again to the rescue as 57303 "Alan Tracy" passes the site of the Howe and Co sidings on March 29 2005 with a north bound London to Glasgow diversion from the west coat mainline.
There are records of gypsum and alabaster being quarried and mined in this area going back to 1685. In 1838 a Carlisle solicitor, John Howe, established John Howe and Company, alabaster dealers and makers of plaster of paris, at premises in the city centre. He went into partnership with John Pigg a landowner of Cotehill, to extract and refine gypsum. Together they opened two quarries near Cotehill which operated until the late sixties, (later to be acquired by British Gypsum) both of which were located approximately half a mile down a now discussed track to the right of the signal box, that bears the name of the enterprise. The original signal box was 302 miles and 75 chains. Mile post shows 303 Mile from London Saint Pancras.