2002

SD7579 : Ribblehead Viaduct - May 2002

taken 22 years ago, near to Ribblehead, North Yorkshire, England

Ribblehead Viaduct - May 2002
Ribblehead Viaduct - May 2002
A few shafts of sunlight hit Ribblehead viaduct as an unidentified locomotive heads north with 6M20, a Drax - Newbiggin containerised gypsum train.
Settle to Carlisle railway line

The Settle to Carlisle Line is a 73 mile long main railway line in northern England. It was constructed in the 1870s. It is generally recognised as one of the most attractive railway lines in the country as it crosses the Yorkshire Dales.
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Ribblehead Viaduct

The Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle-Carlisle Railway across Batty Moss in the valley of the River Ribble at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire. The viaduct, built by the Midland Railway, is 28 miles north-west of Skipton and 26 miles south-east of Kendal. It is a Grade II* listed structure.
The Viaduct was built between 1870 - 4.
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SD7579, 414 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
The Carlisle Kid   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 20 May, 2002   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 6 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 758 796 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:12.6992N 2:22.2892W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 761 795
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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