Steam trains run from Skipton to mark 150th anniversary of Settle-Carlisle line

FIVE special trains from Skipton will be hauled by an historic steam-hauled locomotive this summer to mark the ...

Settle-Carlisle railway once threatened with closure turns 150

Have you heard the one about the railway line that was threatened with closure, so lots of people started using it and it was ...

Settle to Carlisle Railway: Steaming ahead with anniversary special for iconic Yorkshire line

It must have been quite a sight to witness the first ever passenger train as it passed over the Settle & Carlisle Railway ...

Why I'm off on the Settle-Carlisle line on a train safari to the Highlands

DAWN has barely broken over the Aire Valley. I’m waiting for the 05 53 at Cononley station, the only train of the day that ...
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I rode the Settle-Carlisle railway – it’s UK’s greatest landscape journey

Taking in Cumbrian fells and dreamy Dales, with stops in fine northern towns, the Settle-Carlisle railway is a magnificent route. It’s one I’ve travelled – in whole or in part – more than a dozen ...