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Welcome to the web site of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line, FoSCL for short.  With some 3,500 members, we are probably the largest rail support/user group in the UK.  We provide support to the Settle-Carlisle Railway by

• Regularly providing On Train Guides to enhance travellers' experience of the Settle-Carlisle Line.
• Regularly leading Guided Walks from stations along the line and at the historic Ribblehead site.
• Helping to produce and distribute promotional leaflets to boost passenger numbers.
• Looking after station gardens, providing heritage style benches and re-painting woodwork.

We act as a user group through

• Liaison with Northern Rail (the train operating company) on passenger services and Network Rail on railway infrastructure. Through our on train guides and other contacts we are uniquely placed to understand passengers' concerns and relay them to the relevant authorities.

If you would like to know more about FoSCL, click on the About Us tab at the top of the page.

We run shops at Settle and Appleby stations selling a wide variety of S&C related items and local produce. Some of these items are also sold in our on-line shop.

Would you like to join us?  It costs a mere £10 per year for individual membership and in return you receive our widely acclaimed magazine four times a year and you will have access to the members only section of the web site when we have put this in place.  You will also be providing valuable support: we always have a number of projects in progress to promote and enhance the Settle-Carlisle Railway.  For full membership details click here. 

We hope that you enjoy looking round this web site, that you will come for a tour of England's most scenic railway and that you will consider joining the Friends. We look forward to seeing you.