Settle Carlisle Railway

[Ming the Merciless]

I travelled on it the year before it was possibly going to close down. We got a round robin ticket. Leeds --> Settle --> Carlisle --> Manchester --> Leeds with a bit of time to wander round Carlisle. Was that really 30 years ago?

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I'd urge anybody to take a day out on a steam engine.

I agree entirely!!
Main line speeds, even if only 60MPH, are very different to 25MPH on a heritage line!

 

[classic33]

SWMBO & I saw it on Saturday, on our way up to Keswick

We were in the DCC Concepts showroom, which is in the old sidings, & had just about concluded our business, when one of the guys piped up, that if we stayed another 1/2 hour or so, we'd see some steam
Heck!!, they even offered to make us a brew, to take onto the station (quite literally yards away!!)

I knew that Bahamas was running last week, from Oxenhope, but didn't know about this week

It was just leaving Hellifield, having watered there, as we went onto the platform (according the guys in DCC, upon having rang someone)
It came through the Station at a fairly decent speed (50 - 60MPH?)


Sorry. not the best images


View attachment 453410 View attachment 453412 View attachment 453413 View attachment 453414 View attachment 453415

BR Green!