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The 70 miles from Settle to Carlisle may not only be one of the most spectacular railways in Britain but is amongst the most memorable journeys in the world. Through the breathtaking Yorkshire Dales, over the Pennines into pretty Eden valley and into Carlisle, its an ever-changing panorama of the very best of British.
The Settle Carlisle Railway, now a national treasure, is, in truth, a tribute to Victorian folly. The Midland Railway built the railway amidst a bitter feud with the London and North Western Railway, and in worked started in 1869 and opened in 1875. But the construction of mighty viaducts across ravines and deep tunnels through the fells had borne a heavy cost not only monetary but with the lives of over 200 'navvies' amongst the 6000 who came to work, live, drink and fight in the inhospitable wilderness of the upland dales. The line closed in 1983 and re-opened in April 1989. There are many places to visit along the way
From Settle heading north through Kirkgate and Marshfield (viaducts) and Stainforth (tunnel) to Horton in Ribblesdale crossing the River Ribble to Ribblehead. Leaving Ribblehead you cross the 24 arch viaduct then through the 2629 yard tunnel at
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