History
History
The history area features four sections, each with a different historical theme:
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History of FoSCL: The origins and development of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line.
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Building the line: The planning and construction of the Settle-Carlisle Railway.
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Historic operations: Operating and maintaining the Settle-Carlisle Railway prior to the signalling
improvements of 1994.
- Historic structures: A series of pages relating to the railway-related historic structures. These include pages for Settle Station Signal Box, Armathwaite Signal Box, and the Settle-Carlisle Railway Conservation Area (SCRCA) Historic Structure Recording Project.
To find-out more, either click on the desired item in the list above, or use the drop-down menu.
Last updated by Mark Harvey on 02/05/2013
The SCRCA Project
A small group of FoSCL volunteers is undertaking a project to identify and record all of the historic structures within the Settle-Carlisle Railway Conservation Area (SCRCA). For further details of this project, click here. A random selection of images from the SCRCA database is displayed below (to view a larger version of an image, click on the image).
Horton-in-Ribblesdale Station - Yard Office & Weighing Machine
Bridge SAC/69 - Blea Moor No 3 (occupation)
Armathwaite Signal Box (1899 - present)
Kirkby Stephen Signal Box (1974 - present)