Heavy Aggregate Trains at Ribblehead: Beautiful Settle & Carlisle Line 04 March 2026
Three heavy aggregate trains - around 2000Tons each - from Horton and Arcow Quarries heading up the 1:100 gradient to and from the loop at Blea Moor. Plus the regular Engineer's train and Log train heading south.
All between the popular if infrequent passenger trains.
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The footage shows three heavy freight trains, likely carrying around 2000 tons each, moving along a steep gradient between Horton and Arcow Quarries towards Blea Moor. Additional services such as an engineer's train and a log train are also visible heading south. The scene includes regular passenger services running on this popular but infrequent route. Various locomotives and headcodes are present, indicating multiple operators involved in the operations.
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