Historic milestone

150 years of freight celebrated for Settle and Carlisle line

Train of Tarmac wagons crossing Ribblehead Viaduct
Rail freight has been integrated into Settle & Carlisle Line operations for a century and a half, including this contemporary Tarmac consist, hauled by GBRf. Image: © Tarmac

GB Railfreight, Heidelberg Materials UK and the Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust joined forces at Horton quarry to commemorate 150 years of freight on the Settle and Carlisle line. At the reopened Horton quarry rail link, GBRf named locomotive 66791 “Settle & Carlisle 150”, before it departed across the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct en route to Doncaster.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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