New Carlisle to Settle services aim to 'kick-start' tourism [BBC News]
Date: 20/07/2020
Organisers behind a new rail service on the Carlisle-to-Settle line say they hope it will ^kick-start^ tourism as coronavirus lockdown measures ease.
Three return trips will run daily between Appleby and Skipton - except on Sundays - until 12 September.
The first service left earlier and trains will consist of former first class InterCity coaches.
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Carlisle to Settle trains to 'kick-start' tourism
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The first train set off earlier with services running six days a week until mid-September.
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7029 Clun Castle at Appleby on 14 October 1967 with the LCGB (North West Branch) Castle to Carlisle railtour. The train was on its way back to Liverpool Exchange, with 7029 taking charge as far as Hellifield.
Location: Appleby
Company: Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
14/10/1967 K A Gray
Location: Appleby
Company: Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
14/10/1967 K A Gray
4472 Flying Scotsman at Skipton with The North Yorkshireman on 30 June 1981.
Location: Skipton
Company: Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
30/06/1981 David Pesterfield
Location: Skipton
Company: Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
30/06/1981 David Pesterfield
Gresley A4 Pacific no 60009 Union of South Africa takes a special north towards Ais Gill circa 1984, photographed shortly after leaving Moorcock Tunnel.
Location: Moorcock Tunnel
Company: Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
//1984 Colin Alexander
Location: Moorcock Tunnel
Company: Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
//1984 Colin Alexander
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