24-01-2021, 02:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 24-01-2021, 02:37 PM by Jeff Taylor.)
Hi Bob,
As alluded to by Malcolm, besides freight and local passenger rail services the Settle to Carlisle line is used extensively by steam hauled rail tours - in fact one such rail tour the 'Northern Belle' was featured on Friday night's 'World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys' the 'Lakes & Dales' on channel 5. Ribblehead viaduct features during the second leg of the journey from Carlisle in Cumbria back to the starting point at Preston in Lancashire. The outward journey was via the West Coast Main Line. The Ribblehead viaduct was originally double track as is the rest of the Settle to Carlisle line but was singled in more recent times due to the 144 year old Grade II listed viaduct's condition - it's currently undergoing a £2.1 million refurbishment.
https://www.my5.tv/world-s-most-scenic-r...b1dbb9a5aa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uia1vSrX1BE
https://settle-carlisle.co.uk/tickets-ti...xcursions/
https://www.scenicrailbritain.com/lines/settle-carlisle
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk...ad-viaduct
Jeff - a life long railway and steam locomotive enthusiast.
As alluded to by Malcolm, besides freight and local passenger rail services the Settle to Carlisle line is used extensively by steam hauled rail tours - in fact one such rail tour the 'Northern Belle' was featured on Friday night's 'World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys' the 'Lakes & Dales' on channel 5. Ribblehead viaduct features during the second leg of the journey from Carlisle in Cumbria back to the starting point at Preston in Lancashire. The outward journey was via the West Coast Main Line. The Ribblehead viaduct was originally double track as is the rest of the Settle to Carlisle line but was singled in more recent times due to the 144 year old Grade II listed viaduct's condition - it's currently undergoing a £2.1 million refurbishment.
https://www.my5.tv/world-s-most-scenic-r...b1dbb9a5aa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uia1vSrX1BE
https://settle-carlisle.co.uk/tickets-ti...xcursions/
https://www.scenicrailbritain.com/lines/settle-carlisle
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk...ad-viaduct
Jeff - a life long railway and steam locomotive enthusiast.