Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line magazines

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August 2011	August 2011 Cover photo: 14.04 Carlisle-Leeds at Horton-in-Ribblesdale which is decorated with bunting to celebrate 25 years of restoration of local trains and re-opening of 8 stations. Photo: Pete Shaw. A special anniversary issue celebrating 30 years of campaigning and success for FoSCL. Also reported is the Northern Rail stakeholders visit to Settle. The full magazine is normally available for download when the following one comes out. As a member of FoSCL you receive the printed version four times a year.	FoSCL Magazine Aug 2011webversion.pdf
November 2011	November 2011 Cover photo: 46115 heading north, pulling the Fellsman at Arten Gill, 27 July 2011. Photo: John Cooper-Smith Concerns about the future of station booking offices in the light of the McNulty report are addressed in this issue. Problems of reliability with the early morning through train from Carlisle are also reported and discussed. Part of the problem is down to freight pathing and a short term fix for this problem has been found. A FoSCL volunteers visit to the South Tynedale Railway at Alston is also reported.	FoSCL Magazine Nov 2011webversion.pdf
May 2011	May 2011 May 2011 Cover photo: The inaugral southbound service 14 July 1986 which called at all 8 reopend stations arrives at Appleby. Photo. Pete Shaw (Note: this cover is not the same as the printed magazine issue). This issue welcomes Richard Morris as the new FoSCL Chairman. Also reported are the 25th anniversary celebrations of the re-opening of 8 stations which had been closed in 1970. The full magazine is normally available for download when the following one comes out. As a member of FoSCL you receive the printed version four times a year.	FoSCL Magazine May 2011webversion.pdf
February 2011	February 2011 Cover photo: Work in progress at Kirkby Stephen July 2007 Photo. Gordon Allen/Network Rail This issue reports on the various successes of the FoSCL 'Five year vision' and invites members to make their views known for the future - the members forum on the web site is an ideal way of doing this and some of the early postings are reported in the magazine. The full magazine is normally available for download when the following one comes out. As a member of FoSCL you receive the printed version four times a year.	FoSCLFeb11-low-res.pdf
November 2010	November 2010 Cover photo: Ribblehead timber freight flow begins. Photo. Pete Shaw The major theme of the issue is a celebration of the fact that after years of disruption, the entire track, all the way between Settle and Carlisle has been replaced. New track, new signalling, restored viaducts and tunnels - all a far cry from the dark days of the 1980s when the line seemed almost certain to close. A further indication of the success is the establishment of a new freight service from the old quarry sidings at Ribblehead. Timber felled from the plantations on Cam Fell is being moved by rail from Ribblehead to Chirk where it is chipped for fibreboard and other wood products. A number of colour photos accompany Pete Shaw's report. The issue also includes the second instalment of Rodney Hampson's description of his life as Stationmaster at Dent in the 1950s The full magazine is normally available for download when the following one comes out. As a member of FoSCL you receive the printed version four times a year.	FoSCLNov10-low-res.pdf
August 2010	Cover photo: Garsdale Plaque unveiling. Tim Calow, Chairman of the Aire Valley Rail User Group, explains the thorny problems of railway franchising. And in answer to a correspondent, Peter Eastham, Secretary of Ribble Valley Rail, gives a resumé of the story so far in relation to the extension of services north of Clitheroe. This issue also sees two very important articles by men who worked on and over the S&C. Rodney Hampson describes his life as Stationmaster at Dent in the 1950s; he introduces us to a whole way of life that has now disappeared. Harry Knight worked as a footplateman over the line and shows us another way of life which has also disappeared and which had hardships and toil far removed from the romantic notions enjoyed by the many who think that driving a steam engine was a life full of glamour. The full magazine is normally available for download when the following one comes out. As a member of FoSCL you receive the printed version four times a year.	FoSCLAug10_low-res.pdf
May 2010	Issue No 120. AGM report, results of the FoSCL photographic competition - see the winning entries - and much more.	May CompleteMag.pdf
February 2010	Issue 119. The big freeze	FoSCLFeb10.pdf
November 2009	Issue 118. Station of the Year.	FoSCLNov09.pdf