Signalbox at Settle Railway station

In Hog Heaven on the rails between Settle and Carlisle

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June 26th 2009
Friday 26th June In Hog Heaven on the rails between Settle and Carlisle We seemed to have saved some of the trips that we had thought about taking during our time in Settle, way before we left home on this adventure. And today we would be immersing ourselves in part of railway history in England as we rode the historic and very scenic line between Settle and Carlisle. Whilst we wouldn’t be rid ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more