🚆 Settle‑Carlisle Line
Historic railway through the Yorkshire Dales and Pennines
đź“‹ Fast Facts
- 115 kilometers of track connecting Yorkshire to Carlisle near the Scottish border
- Built 1870–1876 by the Midland Railway as a strategic northern route
- Features 14 tunnels, 20+ viaducts, and Ais Gill Summit at 1,160 feet elevation
- Survived proposed closure in the 1980s through public campaign; remains part of National Rail network
The Settle‑Carlisle line is a 115-kilometer railway route threading through the Yorkshire Dales, across the Pennine heights, through ...