Settle-Carlisle – The middle route to Scotland
May 1, 2024
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The Story of the Settle-Carlisle
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A new DVD documentary telling the whole story of England’s most famous railway.
This 90-minute DVD covers the building of the line in the 1870s, the operation of the railway through the years to near closure in the 1980s. A unique survey of the line includes the stations and structures throughout the 72-mile long railway. Interviews with the key people involved with the rescue of the railway in the 1980s and those who have overseen the virtual complete renovation of the track and stations in the 21st century which has allowed passenger and freight traffic to boom.
Full of archive film from the Settle-Carlisle line’s past.
Over 90-minutes in duration
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Newslines – Paddington Station with the naming of an HST power car Intercity
by MD Chris Green. Guests treated to a run behind LMS Pacific No. 46203
from Paddington.
Farewell to BR: SR S15 No. 828 departs Didcot for Crewe and the series of steam tours
from Llandudno Junction to Holyhead commemorating the demise of BR.
Locomotives at Llandudno include – Nos. 5029, 828, 46203, 4498 and 71000.
BR 2-6-4T No. 80080 took a charter to Skegness from Nottingham.
Preservation – The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Spring Gala included S15 828
plus LMS Nos. 48431 and 47279 plus more home fleet.
The opening of the newly restored station at Kidderminster providing the
terminus for the SVR. Nos. 6024, 5029, 2857, 4422 and Jubilee No. 45596 were in
attendance over the weekend.
GCR Freight Weekend with Black Five 44767, GWR tank No. 5224 and LNER 69523.
Modern News: Mid-Hants Diesel Gala brought in Nos. D7018, D5353, 33116, Peak
45132 and newly repainted Class 47 D1524 Old Oak Common.
Network News: Class 73 73107 naming at Redhill Station commemorating
150 years of Redhill.
Southampton Freightliner Terminal and the naming of
Class 47 47095 Southampton WRD.
Main Line Steam: LMS Jubilee No. 45596 on the Welsh Marches Express
from Worcester to Hereford.
No. 6024 King Edward Ist from Paddington to Stratford Upon Avon.
No. 75069 on a positioning train from Worcester Shrub Hill to the West Somerset
Railway. Includes scenes on the WSR with double-heading by Prairie No. 4160.
No. 75069 would stay at the WSR for the summer season. Class 47 47703 Queen Mother
returned the train to Worcester.
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Railscene No.41
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Dover Western Docks: Preparations for the introduction of Eurostar services with the
closure of Dover Western Docks and driver training with Unit 931001.
Waterloo Station: Completion of the new Eurostar Terminal in the old Windsor platforms
and guests depart on new service via the temporary route before HS1 is completed.
Cab Ride – Glasgow Queen Street to Crainlarich.
Modern news: Launch of newly painted two-tone green Class 47 No. 47004
Old Oak Common Depot. Line-up of Class 47s in all liveries for the special event.
Preparations for test runs of D172 Ixion from Crewe to Derby. Interview with Tony Moseley
of Waterman Railways regarding the newly overhauled diesel.
Last main line run of two Class 50s in blue liveries. Nos. 50033 and D400 head to Glasgow
from Crewe and via the Settle-Carlisle line.
Final runs of the two remaining 4TC sets. We see No. 33116 providing traction for the
Hertfordshire Railtours special from Waterloo to Exeter, Weymouth and up to
Yeovil and Bristol.
Steam News: Great Central Railway Winter Gala with Nos. 44767, 45231, 34039,
34101, 4498 and 7029.
Winter Gala at the Mid-Hants Railway with Nos. 76017, 92203, 34105 and the first
appearance of an LMS type in preservation with No. 5593 Kolhapur.
Bluebel Railway with a Wainwright Weekend to celebrate the return of No. 593
accomapanied by the H class and visiting M7 tank No. 30053.
Driver experience with 4472 Flying Scotsman at Tyesley.
East Lancs Railway sees the introduction of LMS ‘Crab’ No. 42765 with Nos. 5407
and S&D 13809.
A launch of the Royal Mail new selection of railway stamps was held at Quorn on the GCR.
A4 No. 4498 produced run pasts to show the mailbag collection procedure at speed.
Main Line Steam: Locomotives include 46203 bound for Holyhead, 71000 south from
Carlisle, 6024 from Didcot to Cardiff, 34027 speeds through Whitchurch for Yeovil and 60009
on tours in Scotland. Finally, No. 75069 departs Brighton Depot for a working to Victoria.
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