The 73 mile journey between Settle and Carlisle is renowned for being one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, boasting 14 tunnels and 22 viaducts along its length. The spectacular and often bleak landscapes along with masterpieces of railway engineering, including the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct, are captured in colour and black & white photography in this book.
This album of archive black & white and more recent colour images illustrates a journey along the line from Settle to Carlisle, using images taken from throughout the line's existence. The branch from Garsdale to Hawes is also included.
Over 100 photographic illustrations are accompanied by Informative captions providing further details about the history of the line. Several maps, track plans, ticket examples and other period reproductions are also included. 96 pages. Hardback.