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Welcome to the web site of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line, FoSCL for short. 

Join us!  You'll be helping to support the heritage and train services on England's most scenic railway.  Just click on the Membership tab at the top of the page...

What we do: 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.

We run shops at Settle and Appleby stations selling a wide variety of S&C related items and local produce.

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

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.