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Location notes
Settle is a small town on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and Settle Junction is where the southerly end of the Settle and Carlisle line joins the 'Little North Western' from Carnforth.
Railway type and traffic
The Settle and Carlisle is a relatively busy route with a two-hourly local service operated by class 156 units interspersed with freight trains, largely Coal trains from Ayrshire to Yorkshire. The route from Carnforth rarely sees freight and has a sparse passenger service usually operated by class 142 or 144 pacers.
Environment
The location is next to the main A65 road but can be fairly exposed and cold especially in the winter.
Road directions
The main A65 Skipton to Kendal trunk road passes the location about 3 miles south of Settle. After passing from the south through Long Preston village the road runs next to the railway and after passing the signal box there is a small farm track on the left leading to a bridge.
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Settle Junction map co-ordinates
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Parking
Formerly opposite the farm track is a driveway leading to a house. There is room for one car to park by the gate.
Sadly due to a dispute with the local landowner this parking place is no longer available. There is a layby opposite the enterance to the signal box car park about 5 minutes walk away. But be wary as the A65 is a fast and busy road.
Sadly due to a dispute with the local landowner this parking place is no longer available. There is a layby opposite the enterance to the signal box car park about 5 minutes walk away. But be wary as the A65 is a fast and busy road.
Public transport
The nearest railway stations are Long Preston and Giggleswick both of which would be a 30-40 minute walk. There is a bus service provided by Pennine between Skipton and Settle which passes along the road at least hourly.
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Settle Junction
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Photographic notes
The light is best here in the early afternoon for trains heading from Carlisle/Carnforth though morning shots are also possible particularly off the Carnforth branch. On a duller day or late afternoon shots can be taken of trains heading north with the signal box and junction in view.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
A working from the Carlisle line
Fig 2 - Looking north
A working from Carnforth
Fig 3 - Looking east
Looking towards the junction
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
