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The Settle–Carlisle line (also known as the Settle and Carlisle (S&C)) is a 73-mile-long (117 km) main railway line in northern England. The route, which crosses the remote, scenic regions of the Yorkshire Dales and the North Pennines, runs between Settle Junction, on the Leeds–Morecambe line, and Carlisle, near the English-Scottish borders.
Arten Gill Viaduct is an eleven-arch railway bridge in Dentdale, Cumbria, England.The viaduct carries the Settle to Carlisle railway line over Artengill Beck. The viaduct was originally designed to be further west, which is lower down the steep valley side, but by moving the line slightly eastwards, the viaduct could be installed at a higher location, thereby using fewer materials in its height.
The viaduct is the longest structure on the Settle–Carlisle Railway which has two taller viaducts, Smardale Viaduct at 131 feet (40 m) near Crosby Garrett, and Arten Gill at 117 feet (36 m). Ribblehead railway station is less than half a mile to the south and to the north is Blea Moor Tunnel , the longest on the line, near the foot of Whernside .
Settle–Carlisle line Crosses head of valley, not strictly the river itself Footbridge 54°10′50″N 2°19′14″W / 54.1805°N 2.3206°W / 54.1805; -2.3206 ( Selside Footbridge
Ormside Viaduct . 200 yd: 183 m . Ormside: Helm Tunnel . 571 yd: 522 m . Crosby Garrett: ... This is a route-map template for the Settle–Carlisle line, a UK railway.
The NWR was absorbed by the Midland Railway (MR) in 1871, and once the MR began work on its Settle and Carlisle Railway, the LYR decided to resume work on the line north of Chatburn. This was authorised on 24 July 1871, and the 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (18.5 km) were estimated to cost £220,000. [ 19 ]
Dandry Mire Viaduct, (or Dandrymire Viaduct), is a railway viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle line in Cumbria, [note 2] England. It is just north of Garsdale station, 21 miles (34 km) from Settle, and 51 miles (82 km) south of Carlisle. When the Settle & Carlisle line was being built, the traversing of Dandry Mire was to have been by use of an ...
Ribblehead is most notable for Ribblehead railway station and Ribblehead Viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle railway. It is in North Yorkshire with its nearest town being Ingleton . It has some accommodation catering mainly for hikers and a small local population.