How the iconic Settle-Carlisle railway line was saved

Name: How the iconic Settle-Carlisle railway line was saved
Uploaded: 2014-04-10T06:42:20.000Z
Duration: 1 min 46 s
Description: Thirty years ago, the picturesque Victorian main line from Settle, North Yorkshire, to Carlisle was destined for closure but campaigners had other ideas.

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It may be one of the most picturesque railway lines in England, but 30 years ago the old Victorian main line from Settle, in North Yorkshire, to Carlisle was destined for closure.

Campaigners fought hard to save it - and succeeded, against the odds, as BBC Breakfast's Jenny Hill reports.

10 April 2014