Alex Coomber
The Long Drag. Leeds to Carlisle. 127 Miles. Leeds City, Keighley, Skipton, Hellifield, Settle, Ribblehead, Dent, Hawes Junction & Garsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Appleby, Langwathby, Armathwaite and Carlisle. Initially unwanted by the Midland Railway. The Settle & Carlisle Line is now a living memorial to Victorian engineering skills. As the third Anglo Scottish trunk route. It could never compete with its rivals. But after overcoming several closure proposals it's recent renaissance can only be welcomed.