Date: 28/02/2014

THIS spring sees a significant anniversary in British railway history 25 years since the Settle to Carlisle line was saved. After a six-year battle, it was announced on April 11, 1989 that the Government had rejected British Rail’s plan to close it. A quarter of a century on, 1.2million passengers now travel on England’s most scenic railway every year.

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It's 25 years since the Settle-Carlisle railway line was saved

Westmoreland Gazette

THIS spring sees a significant anniversary in British railway history “ 25 years since the Settle to Carlisle line was saved. After a six-year

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Ruswarp keeping an eye on the signalbox at Garsdale, which at the time of the photograph on 21 September 2013, was undergoing some refurbishment.
Location: Garsdale
Company: Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
21/09/2013 John McIntyre

The last post... Ribblehead, November 2004.
Location: Ribblehead
Company: Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
01/11/2004 John Furnevel

The sign says Settle-Carlisle. Midland Railway Extension. Opened to Passengers 1st May 1876.
Location: Settle
Company: Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
// John Gray