The Settle And Carlisle Line

Author : Paul Salveson
Publisher : Crowood Press UK
ISBN 13 : 9781785006371
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Settle-Carlisle Railway written by Paul Salveson and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The line from Settle to Carlisle is one of the world's great rail journeys. It carves its way through the magnificent landscape of the Yorkshire Dales - where it becomes the highest main line in England - descending to Cumbria's lush green Eden Valley with its view of the Pennines and Lakeland fells. But the story of the line is even more enthralling. From its earliest history the line fostered controversy: it probably should never have been built, arising only from a political dispute between two of the largest and most powerful railway companies in the 1860s. Its construction, through some of the most wild and inhospitable terrain in England, was a herculean task. Tragic accidents affected those who built, worked and travelled the line. After surviving the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, the line faced almost certain closure in the 1980s, only to be saved by an unexpected last-minute reprieve. The Settle-Carlisle Railway describes the history behind the inception and creation of the line; the challenges of constructing the 72-mile railway and its seventeen viaducts and fourteen tunnels; the locomotives that worked on the line and disasters which befell the railway, and finally, the threat of closure in the mid-1980s and the campaign to save it.

Author : Stan Abbott
Publisher : Saraband
ISBN 13 : 1915089743
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walking The Line written by Stan Abbott and published by Saraband. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative guide to the history, landscape and lore along the scenic English train line between Settle and Carlisle, by an established travel writer and railway aficionado. Widely known as England's most picturesque line, the enduring Settle-Carlisle Railway crosses the north Pennines between Yorkshire and Cumbria, traversing stunning scenery from the Dales through the lonely and lofty fells to the limestone pavements of Westmorland, and on into the lush, green Eden Valley. The line was built by the Midland Railway company in the 1870s, to forge an independent route connecting its English network with Scotland. Uniquely for a railway in the UK, the entire infrastructure is a Conservation Area in its own right—comprising viaducts, stations, bridges, tunnels, trackside structures and railway workers' cottages.

Author : Paul Salveson
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 178500638X
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Settle-Carlisle Railway written by Paul Salveson and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The line from Settle to Carlisle is one of the world's great rail journeys. It carves its way through the magnificent landscape of the Yorkshire Dales - where it becomes the highest main line in England - descending to Cumbria's lush green Eden Valley with its view of the Pennines and Lakeland fells. But the story of the line is even more enthralling. From its earliest history the line fostered controversy: it probably should never have been built, arising only from a political dispute between two of the largest and most powerful railway companies in the 1860s. Its construction, through some of the most wild and inhospitable terrain in England, was a herculean task. Tragic accidents affected those who built, worked and travelled the line. After surviving the Breeching cuts of the 1960s, the line faced almost certain closure in the 1980s, only to be saved by an expected last-minute reprieve. This book describes the history behind the inception and creation of the line; the challenges of constructing the 72-mile railway and its seventeen viaducts and fourteen tunnels; threat of closure in the mid-1980s and the campaign to save it, and finally, the line today and its future.

Author : Vernon Roy Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780860936626
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stations & Structures of the Settle & Carlisle Railway written by Vernon Roy Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study rectifies the omission and incorporates much material from official sources and railway records to provide a comprehensive survey of the stations and structures of the Settle & Carlisle route. This edition also contains a 24-page colour section of previously unpublished historical colour photographs of the Settle & Carlisle line in the early 1960s.

Author : David Williams
Publisher : Past & Present
ISBN 13 : 9781858952635
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Settle and Carlisle Line written by David Williams and published by Past & Present. This book was released on 2010 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Settle & Carlisle line's famous 72 miles traverse some of the most spectacular scenery and railway engineering achievements in England. This book follows a journey along the entire route, and several of the 'feeder' lines, telling in words and pictures the story of this iconic railway, and illustrating its varying fortunes over years.

Author : Bob Swallow
Publisher : Great Northern
ISBN 13 : 9781905080892
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Against the Grade written by Bob Swallow and published by Great Northern. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Settle to Carlisle line has become famous far beyond the realms of railway enthusiasts for many reasons. This title is not just an invaluable piece of social history and railway folklore, it is a treasure trove of tales and a joy to read.

Author : Gordon Edgar
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445639734
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Settle to Carlisle Railway written by Gordon Edgar and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Settle - Carlisle line has survived the threat of closure to become one of Britain's best-loved and most spectacular railway routes.

Author : Julian Holland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780007926718
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain's Scenic Railways written by Julian Holland and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Caton
Publisher : Matador
ISBN 13 : 9781783060504
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Next Station Stop written by Peter Caton and published by Matador. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Peter Caton on his 10,000 mile tour of Britain, discovering what it’s like to travel on our modern railways and contemplating train journeys made over the last fifty years.Inspired by finding a childhood notebook, Peter revisits the locations of family holidays, looking at how the journeys and places have changed, and wondering why his parents chose such unlikely destinations. His travels take him to some of the most beautiful and remote parts of the country and on trains so eccentric that sometimes he wonders if Thomas the Tank Engine is round the corner. Sampling a selection of Inter City routes, he questions whether the pursuit of speed and efficiency has taken away some of the enjoyment of travelling by train, but on sleepers to Cornwall and Scotland finds the romance of rail travel is still alive. He ends with a journey to Italy, with a diversion up a snowy mountain, comparing European train travel with British railways.We read of Peter’s frustrations with missed connections, inflexible computers, annoying passengers and of an encounter with a machine gun-carrying policeman. He writes of his experiences with ‘health and safety’ and ridiculous announcements, and how these combine to give the book its title.Illustrated with 60 colour photographs covering the steam, diesel and electric eras of the last 50 years, The Next Station Stop will appeal to anyone who travels on Britain’s trains.

Author : Tony Grogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911321064
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dales High Way written by Tony Grogan and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: