Walking the Line: Exploring Settle & Carlisle Country
Walking the Line: Exploring Settle & Carlisle Country by Stan Abbott
English | June 21, 2022 | ISBN: 1913393089 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 0.4 MB
English | June 21, 2022 | ISBN: 1913393089 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 0.4 MB
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.