District Engineer Lewisner recieved strange reports from train drivers of a lack of water in the columns at Appleby so he sent a man to investigate.The report was startling; there was no water tower at Appleby! Armed with the book "On The Settle And Carlisle Route" by TG Flinders Lewisner went to the Surveyor's yard to see what he could find and - would you believe it? - there it was,"S&C WT Appleby" built but not installed ! 5 minutes work and here it is, and Lewisner has another tall story for the lads in the Station Inn....
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