Tornado-Settle Carlisle line 16-2-17
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 8:06 pm
To celebrate the forthcoming reopening of the entire Settle to Carlisle line following storms last winter, Northern Rail recently ran 3 days of scheduled steam services between Skipton and Appleby. These were the first scheduled main line steam services for almost 50 years. An added bonus was the tickets were at the normal route prices. I managed to get tickets for the final day.
These are also the first pictures taken with my new Canon 760D (my first ever DSLR!) so just getting used to all the settings etc. Not brilliant weather, but it is the Pennines in winter.
£11.70 each for a return trip on the Settle & Carlisle, pulled by Tornado- a bargain!
IMG_0536 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Tornado at Skipton, moving to the front of the train, having dragged this diesel and 9 carriages from Appleby, tender first.
IMG_0495 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
IMG_0499 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
IMG_0500 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Reversing out of the station to change platforms.
IMG_0502 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Waiting for Tornado to reappear- only steam trains can attract crowds like this.
IMG_0505 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
The 10.44 Northern Rail service to Appleby now arriving at platform 3!
IMG_0507 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Some of the many photographers up and down the line- This was taken as we crossed the Ribblehead Viaduct - gloomy weather and dirty train windows- not a great combination.
IMG_0513 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Typical Fells weather in February.
IMG_0519 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Our return service to Skipton- tender first, pulling the train all the way back to Skipton in reverse.
IMG_0527 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Hope they are of interest.
Best Wishes.
Pete.
These are also the first pictures taken with my new Canon 760D (my first ever DSLR!) so just getting used to all the settings etc. Not brilliant weather, but it is the Pennines in winter.
£11.70 each for a return trip on the Settle & Carlisle, pulled by Tornado- a bargain!
IMG_0536 by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Tornado at Skipton, moving to the front of the train, having dragged this diesel and 9 carriages from Appleby, tender first.
IMG_0495 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
IMG_0499 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
IMG_0500 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Reversing out of the station to change platforms.
IMG_0502 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Waiting for Tornado to reappear- only steam trains can attract crowds like this.
IMG_0505 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
The 10.44 Northern Rail service to Appleby now arriving at platform 3!
IMG_0507 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Some of the many photographers up and down the line- This was taken as we crossed the Ribblehead Viaduct - gloomy weather and dirty train windows- not a great combination.
IMG_0513 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Typical Fells weather in February.
IMG_0519 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Our return service to Skipton- tender first, pulling the train all the way back to Skipton in reverse.
IMG_0527 - Copy by Peter Rowe, on Flickr
Hope they are of interest.
Best Wishes.
Pete.