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A bit about us...: Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line
Find out more about what the Friends do on our About Us page on this website.Also check out the events listings on the home page news item and the projects pages.You can also join the Friends in our website shop - providing 4 quality magazines each year, discounts on travel and local facilities and much much more.
Web Site: www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/about_foscl.cfm
Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust
The charity looking after several stations on the line.Visit About Us for more details, and check the Trust's news items on the home page.
Web Site: www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/about_scrt.cfm
Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company
Find out more about the Development Company on its About Us page, and check the news items on the home page.
Web Site: www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/about_scrdc.cfm
A selection of top links...: Cumbria Classic Coaches
Acclaimed local operator of vintage buses - services on Tuesdays in summer and for hire all year round.
Web Site: www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk
DalesBus
An organisation that supports and promotes the popular DalesBus services, operated from Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire to the Yorkshire Dales. Contains timetable information and news.
Web Site: www.dalesbus.org
Northern Rail
Northern Rail - the new operator of Settle-Carlisle line services
Web Site: www.northernrail.org
Off the Rails
Unique Cycle rides and tours in the Yorkshire Dales, based at Settle, at the Station Yard.
Tel: 01729 82 44 19
Email: rides@offtherails.org.uk Web Site: www.offtherails.org.uk
Real time train running information
Simply click "Live Departure Boards" and type in the station name you require. Details of trains calling at that station will then be provided. This is the award-winning National Rail site.
Web Site: www.nationalrail.co.uk
REPTA - Rail Employees Privileged Ticket Assn.
An association offering discounts and benefits for persons working for or retired from the transport industry.Just £3.50 a year for great benefits!
Web Site: www.repta.co.uk
Ribblehead Weather reporting station
Live and archived weather for Ribblehead - online now!
Web Site: www.ribblehead.org
Settle-Carlisle historical information
A useful web site with various sections on the S&C including good historical dates reference.
Web Site: www.redfern83.freeserve.co.uk
Wensleydale Railway
A scenic railway running through Wensleydale from Leeming Bar (near Northallerton) to Bedale, Leyburn and Redmire.Its trains are normally formed of heritage diesel rail cars from the 1960s, which have large windows and a great view of the line ahead if you sit behind the driver.
Web Site: www.wensleydalerailway.com
Wensleydale Railway Association
A membership body which supports the development of the Wensleydale Railway with fund raising and volunteer working. Annual subscription is £12; other rates available.Join and receive its news magazine "Relay" as well as other benefits.
Web Site: www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com
Bus Links: Cumbria Classic Coaches
Acclaimed local operator of vintage buses - services on Tuesdays in summer and for hire all year round.
Web Site: www.cumbriaclassiccoaches.co.uk
DalesBus
An organisation that supports and promotes the popular DalesBus services, operated from Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire to the Yorkshire Dales. Contains timetable information and news.
Web Site: www.dalesbus.org
Traveline
One-stop bus information for the whole country. Calls to the one number will direct you to a regional call centre for up to date information
Tel: 0870 608 2 608
Web Site: www.traveline.org.uk
UK Bus
Contains journey planners for various counties across the country, including North Yorkshire.
Web Site: www.ukbus.u-net.co.uk
Charter Services: Compass Tours
Railtour operator from the Midlands and North West, including over the Settle-Carlisle line.
Email: compasstours@lycos.co.uk Web Site: www.compasstours.cjb.net/
Green Express Railtours
Provider of charter services over the Settle-Carlisle.
Web Site: www.greenexpressrailtours.co.uk
Heritage Train Tours
A charter operator from the Midlands.
Web Site: www.heritagetraintours.co.uk
Hertfordshire Railtours
This company operate trips to all over the country originating from the London area. These include sell-out trips over the Settle-Carlisle Line.
Web Site: www.traintrips.co.uk
Kingfisher Railtours
Operator of the Dalesman trains over the line and tours in the South of England.
Web Site: www.kingfisherrailtours.co.uk
NENTA Traintours
Operator of railtours from Norwich and East Anglia, including over the Settle-Carlisle.
Tel: 01692 406152
Web Site: www.nentatraintours.co.uk
Orient Express and Northern Belle
Luxury dining trains, with the Northern Belle operating over the Settle-Carlisle on sone excursions.
Web Site: www.orient-expresstrains.com
Past Time Rail
Charter service provider.
Web Site: www.past-timerail.co.uk
Pathfinder Tours
Charter operator with varied itineraries and excursions.
Web Site: www.pathfindertours.co.uk
Steamy Affairs Ltd
Operating charters trains throughout the country with trips over the Settle-Carlisle about four times a year.Often steam hauled but if not, heritage diesel.
Tel: Credit Card bookings on 01553 828107
Email: Information@steamyaffairs.net Web Site: www.steamyaffairs.net/
The Railway Touring Company
Charter operator based in Kings Lynn, with charters around the country.
Web Site: www.railwaytouring.co.uk
UK STEAM INFO
Details of steam charter trains around the country.
Web Site: uksteam.info/tours/
Freight Services: Direct Rail Services
A nuclear traffic, commercial freight and charter train operator.
Web Site: www.directrailservices.com
EWS
EWS provide a nationwide freight service carrying everything from coal to intermodal containers.
Web Site: www.ews-railway.co.uk
Freightliner
Freightliner operate container, coal and other freight trains.
Web Site: www.freightliner.co.uk
GB Railfreight
GB Railfreight carry containers, special loads and materials for Network Rail's engineering programme.
Web Site: www.gbrailfreight.com
General Links: Acorn Cottage
Delightful holiday cottage in Ingleton, Yorkshire Dales. Offering free transfer from local stations on the Settle Carlisle line (Settle, Horton and Ribblehead).
Web Site: www.ingletoncottages.co.uk
AQUA3 All Weather Maps
AQUA3 All Weather Maps. Europe's number one publisher of weather proof leisure mapping, publishing over 3000 titles including Ordnance Survey, IGN, Kompass, Swisstopo and more!
Web Site: www.aqua3.com
Brit Rail - rail tickets for non-UK residents
BritRail offers customers a wide range of passes to suit most travel plans with a variety of different validities and zones. Choose from Consecutive Passes to Flexi Passes in either 1st or Standard Class. Discount prices are available for Seniors, Youths, Families, Groups and Off-Season travel. In addition, for the person making just one journey between two stations, BritRail has a wide range of point-to-point tickets.
Web Site: www.britrail.com
Cinerail
produce railway videos, including archive steam footage."Marsden Rail 27:Over the Settle-Carlisle 1959 to 1968" includes some excellent colour footage of steam over the line and was produced with the help of FoSCL.
Web Site: www.cinerail.com
Link Rail
A web portal for thousands of railway sites, from real to model, across the world.
Web Site: www.link-rail.com
Locomaster Profiles
Railway video producer, including the superb "The Long Short Drag" - in the cab from Carlisle to Settle and Leeds.
Web Site: www.locomaster.co.uk/
North West Development Agency
All sorts of information, the latest news and links for everything in the North West. The englandsnorthwest.com website and its component sites are managed and co-ordinated by the Northwest Development Agency, on behalf of the Northwest Regional Marketing Forum.
Email: mailto:webmaster@englandsnorthwest.com Web Site: www.englandsnorthwest.com
NVM Digital
This company provide CD Roms of scenic areas, including the Settle-Carlisle Line.
Web Site: www.nvmdigital.com
Settle-Carlisle historical information
A useful web site with various sections on the S&C including good historical dates reference.
Web Site: www.settlecarlislerailway.co.uk
Settle-Carlisle photos site
Web Site: myweb.tiscali.co.uk/greenarrow/settle/sc_s
Video 125
produce cab ride and railway videos, including "settleandcarlisle" filmed in 2002 with aerial shots of the train at various points along the line.
Web Site: www.video125.co.uk
Internet Resources: Settle-Carlisle Fotopic gallery
Images of the line from the 1980s to date.
Web Site: settlecarlislerail.fotopic.net/
Settle-Carlisle Yahoo Group
A forum for people to ask questions, exchange views, photographs and information about "England's most spectacular railway"
Web Site: groups.yahoo.com/group/settle_carlisle/
TrainTraveling.com
TrainTraveling.com is an ever-changing and increasingly indispensible online resource for rail-focussed surfers.The site features passenger rail news links and travel guides for intercity rail, local transit, railtours and for the growing number of tourist trains including steam lines, scenic railways,, dinner trains and heritage trolleys.Traintravelling .com has developed an international following and currently logs nearly 25,000 unique visitors per month.
Web Site: www.traintraveling.com/uk_ireland-tourist.html
Local Links: Appleby UK Net
A site containing visitor information and much much more...
Web Site: www.appleby.uk.net
BBC Cumbria S&C Page
This page forms part of the BBC Cumbria Railways in Cumbria section.
Tel: 01228 640057
Web Site: www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/features/settle2carlisle
Carlisle
The Great Border City offers a great deal for visitors...
Web Site: www.historic-carlisle.org.uk
Carlisle Tourist Information
Details on Carlisle and its borderlands.
Web Site: www.carlislesborderlands.co.uk
Carnforth Station
The setting for the filming of 'Brief Encounter' is currently being comprehensively refurbished. A new ticket office has already been provided and there is more to follow...
Web Site: travel.to/carnforth
Clapham (Yorkshire) Village
Information about this delightful Yorkshire Dales Village
Web Site: www.claphamyorkshire.co.uk
Cumbria Holidays
Site describing attractions, accommodation and much more about the glorious county of Cumbria.
Web Site: www.cumbria-holidays.co.uk
Cumbrian Railways - The Bolton Loop
Link to an interesting site about a branch off the Maryport & Carlisle Railway - excellent links page.
Web Site: www.cumbria-railways.co.uk/
Cumbria's Hidden Treasures
Follow this link to find out more about Cumbria's Hidden Treasures - things to do, where to eat and where to stay.
Web Site: www.hiddentreasurescumbria.com
Daelnet
The internet gateway for the Yorkshire Dales, containing new, views and information for both locals and tourists.
Web Site: www.daelnet.co.uk
Dales Walks
Details of walks in the Yorkshire Dales.
Web Site: www.daleswalks.co.uk
Friends of Dales Rail guided walks
...on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle / Leeds-Lancaster-Morecambe and Caldervale (Leeds-Halifax- Manchester) lines.
Web Site: www.friendsofdalesrail.org
Kettlewell Village
A web site dedicated to the Yorkshire Dales village of Kettlewell in Upper Wharfedale. The web site contains useful information about accommodation, businesses, and latest news and a picture gallery.
Web Site: www.kettlewell.info
Morecambe and Lancaster
Tourist information on Coast and City.
Web Site: www.lancaster.gov.uk
Off the Rails
Unique Cycle rides and tours in the Yorkshire Dales, based at Settle, at the Station Yard.
Tel: 01729 82 44 19
Email: rides@offtherails.org.uk Web Site: www.offtherails.org.uk/
SCENe - Settle-Carlisle Enterprise Network
An organisation that involves local businesses in issues relating to the line.The site contains information and ideas about what to do when visiting the Settle-Carlisle Line. It is also a portal to related websites.
Web Site: www.scrblg.co.uk
Settle and the 3 Peaks
Comprehensive local website for Settle and the surrounding area. Contains Tourist Information links and much much more.
Web Site: www.settle.org.uk/
Settle Folly
An historic building in Settle.
Web Site: www.ncbpt.org.uk/folly
SkiptonWeb
Links to everything to do with Skipton!Contains an S&C page as well...
Web Site: www.skiptonweb.co.uk
The Edge Guide
An in depth tourist information guide to Cumbria
Web Site: www.edgeguide.co.uk
The Old Village Shop- West Marton - Skipton
The Old Village Shop - Gledson Road, West Marton, Skipton, N.Yorks.The Village Shop is a traditional shop in a small village on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales bordering Lancashire, and only 1 hour away from the Lake District.
Web Site: www.theoldvillageshop.co.uk
The Ramblers Association
Britain's largest walking charity...
Web Site: www.ramblers.org.uk/
Visit Eden
Contains information on activities and attractions in the Eden Valley.
Web Site: www.visiteden.co.uk
Visit Ingleton
Comprehensive guide to what to see and do in Ingleton...
Web Site: www.visitingleton.co.uk
Walks around the Ribblehead area
Web site for Ribblehead Station and the Station Inn covering walking from and to Ribblehead. Other useful links to public transport information
Web Site: www.croftway.freeserve.co.uk/ribble.htm
Yorkshire Dales
Find out more about the Yorkshire Dales by following this link...
Web Site: www.yorkshire-dales.com
Yorkshire Dales Joint Promotions
Details on all aspects of the Yorkshire Dales.
Web Site: www.yorkshiredales.org
Passenger Services: National Rail
This award-winning website provides real-time train running information, service alterations, details of special offers and much more
Web Site: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Network Rail
Network Rail is the infrastructure provider for Britain's Railway.
Web Site: www.networkrail.com
Northern Rail
Northern Rail - the new operator of Settle-Carlisle line services
Web Site: www.northernrail.org
Settle Carlisle Tickets
Buy On-Line
Email: admin@settlecarlisle.co.uk Web Site: www.settlecarlisle.co.uk
Preserved Railways: Eagle Steam Resources
Information about steam locos and steam railways across the country.
Web Site: www.eagle.co.uk/steam
Eden Valley Railway Trust
A preservation group with the aim of running from Appleby to Kirkby Stephen East along the scenic Eden Valley.
Web Site: www.evr.org.uk
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
This scenic branch line connects with the National Rail network at Keighley. It is both steam and diesel operated.
Web Site: www.kwvr.co.uk
Wensleydale Railway
A company with the aim of restoring the line between Northallerton, Hawes and Garsdale enabling local people and tourists to access Wensleydale by rail again.Currently operating between Leeming Bar (near Northallerton), Bedale, Leyburn and Redmire.A scenic railway running through Wensleydale from Leeming Bar (near Northallerton) to Bedale, Leyburn and Redmire.Its trains are normally formed of heritage diesel rail cars from the 1960s, which have large windows and a great view of the line ahead if you sit behind the driver.
Web Site: www.wensleydalerailway.com
Yorkshire Dales Railway, Embsay
This preserved line near Skipton offers a scenic ride to Bolton Abbey.
Web Site: www.pogo.org.uk/railway/

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