Let's Ride ... The Settle and Carlisle Line
Built by the Midland Railway, It opened in 1875 for freight (and 1876 for passengers) so is celebrating its 150th annivesary - and it was about time I went for a ride and made a proper documentary about the line.
The Station Inn has a live webcam of the Ribblehead Viaduct, here: https://www.thestationinnribblehead.com/webcam/
Also, my huge thanks to Les who was brilliant! He has his own Youtube channel here, and makes railway videos based around Carlisle: https://www.youtube.com/@UCK9n4O_k7yyytnebtYX0uTQ
The Friends of Settle and Carlisle are here: https://www.foscl.org.uk/
The Settle and Carlisle Development Company are here: https://settle-carlisle.co.uk/
You can also join Memberships on this channel to get access to perks:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd18OhMfRmjMjzSHP7Zrzmw/join
This video explores the scenic Settle and Carlisle Line, a 73-mile railway running through the Yorkshire Dales and North Pennines. It features various locations including Carlisle, Armathwaite, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, and Ribblehead. The footage includes trains from multiple operators such as British Railways, East Coast, GBRF, and Northern. Several stock items are identified, though no headcodes are present in the metadata.
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