The steam train hauled by steam loco Tornado, which left Appleby station on the Settle-Carlisle line for Skipton on Tuesday morning, Feb 14th 2017, was a significant piece of transport history because it is a scheduled service, run by a railway company – Northern – not an enthusiasts’ special. Tornado hauled 12 regular Northern services on the Settle-Carlisle… Continue reading
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How people of Jericho built Britain’s daftest, most heroic railway
The ITV “Yorkshire Western” Jericho celebrates the men and women who built the Ribblehead Viaduct, centrepiece of the wild, fabulous and slightly mad railway, running over the top of England in the 1870s. The viaduct, that heroic vindication of their labours, still stands, part of a living, working Settle-Carlisle Railway, one of the great scenic… Continue reading →