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coaching stock transfers) – a situation that remains unchanged to the present day. The timetable has also undergone further alterations in recent years, including the ending of the semi-fast trains and the routing of all services via
Lancaster in May 1987. The biggest change though came in 1990–91, when a DMU shortage led to BR summarily cutting the service frequency almost in half – from seven trains each way per day to just four, of which only one ran beyond Lancaster. This prompted the formation of the Lancaster & Skipton Rail Users Group later the same year to help promote the route and campaign for service improvements. An extra weekday train in each direction was subsequently added in May 1995 (bringing the total to five) and through running to Morecambe restored, but despite the efforts of the user group and the various local authorities along the line (which had its own Community Rail partnership set up in 2006 and was formally designated as a
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include trains at suitable times for commuters working in both Leeds and
Lancaster. There will also be a later last train from Leeds on weekdays. The new services will be introduced at the May 2018 timetable change. Northern has also stated its intention to upgrade facilities at various stations on the route over the next few years - these will include the provision of customer information screens, LED lighting, video help points and self-service ticket machines at each location. Work on these improvements has been ongoing throughout 2019 and should be complete by early 2020.
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The improved timetable took effect from 20 May 2018 - though the overall service frequency has improved, the number of through trains beyond
Lancaster has actually fallen slightly (from four to three) whilst the Heysham direct service has been withdrawn (passengers now have to change at Lancaster).
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The line has only existed in its current form since
January 1966 – prior to this the Leeds to Morecambe service used the 'Little ' North Western Railway route via Lancaster, with the Furness & Midland Joint line to Carnforth served mainly by through carriages detached from/attached to main line
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The 2008 Network Rail plan for the route involved new signalling (there are currently no intermediate signals anywhere between Settle
Junction and Carnforth, the block section of more than 24 miles being the longest in the country and a consequent constraint on capacity) and other improvements for
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as an extension of the Leeds to
Skipton commuter route, with a train every two hours for most of the day (the BR timetable of 1975 had seven trains per day running in each direction on weekdays and three or four on Sundays depending on the time of year). All stations between Skipton and Carnforth
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and which started in April 2016, there will be an increase in services between Leeds and
Lancaster, up from four trains westbound and five trains eastbound currently to seven in each direction on weekdays/Saturdays and five on Sundays. These trains will stop at all intermediate stations and will
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The current mid-morning Leeds to
Morecambe train (and corresponding return service in the afternoon) was extended to Heysham Harbour from the December 2008 timetable change. This reinstated the direct service between Leeds/Skipton and beyond and Heysham that last ran more than 30 years ago. The
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Freight services on the route ended in 1990 following the closure of the
Heysham chemical plant and the loss of the Stanlow–Skipton bitumen traffic to road, leaving the Leeds to Lancaster/Morecambe passenger service as the only user of the route (apart from occasional steam excursions and empty
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as part of BR's ongoing plan to close it. Had these plans come to fruition, the route would also have been used by a twice-daily replacement Leeds–Carlisle service via the WCML which would have reversed in the loops immediately south of
Carnforth station (details were provided in the 'Heads of
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DMUs formerly used on Hull–Manchester Trans-Pennine services. The benefits though were mainly overlooked due to the circumstances in which they were introduced (most rail users considered the new services to be poor substitutes for the direct Leeds to Glasgow trains they replaced) and also the
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From 1982 however the line's timetable was modified, with several services speeded up (by omitting the intermediate station calls north of Skipton) and diverted to run via Lancaster to provide connections into and out of WCML trains to and from Carlisle & Glasgow. This was due to the
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of 1963 deemed this service pattern unsatisfactory and proposed that services be 'modified', with the original route from Wennington to Lancaster and Morecambe eventually being closed in favour of the F&MJ line on 3 January 1966. From that date all trains ran Carnforth, the
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Information' document issued by BR to all objectors to the 1983 closure proposals). This new timetable restored the direct link between Lancaster and Leeds for the first time in more than fifteen years and also brought upgraded rolling stock to the route in the shape of
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Sunday service on the line was also enhanced at the start of the new May 2011 timetable, with the two trains that used to run only during the summer months extended to operate right through until the end of the timetable period in December.
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the sections of the line beyond Skipton. Carlisle services would be increased to a basic two-hour pattern with extra services to 'fill in the gaps' at peak times during the day to give a 1 train per hour frequency.
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The May 2019 timetable has addressed this issue by introducing two additional through trains to/from Morecambe and an extra departure from Leeds in the a.m peak, returning from Morecambe mid-morning.
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increase in journey times to and from Morecambe caused by the Lancaster re-routing (and subsequent curtailment there when locomotive-hauled stock took over for a short time in the mid-eighties).
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to reach their destination. This routing had one major drawback in that travellers could no longer reach Lancaster directly, instead having to change at Carnforth onto
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to a distribution plant at Skipton. Steam-hauled charter specials also appeared on the line from time to time from the mid-seventies onwards, running to and from the
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line in October 2012), the current service frequency remains less than ideal with large gaps (of up to four hours) between trains.
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services – a situation that would remain unchanged until the early 1980s. The service was by now operated by
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A recent report by Modern Railways claimed that a solid hourly service would operate on the line as far as
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trains at Wennington (although a small number of local trains operated between there and Carnforth only).
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the line was electrified, as Britain's first overhead high tension AC electrification, in 1908.
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in 1861: the route was closed to passenger traffic on 1 February 1954 and completely in 1966.
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Since the December 2019 timetable change, most services on the line have been operated by
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2546:"The Bentham Line (Leeds to Lancaster and Morecambe) | Community Rail Lancashire"
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Northern Rail Timetable 7 – Leeds to Carlisle//Leeds to Morecambe & Heysham Port
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At Morecambe, the line divided: a triangular junction for the following lines:
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alternately. It may also become a freight artery to improve capacity on the
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controversial decision to reroute Nottingham–Glasgow trains away from the
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1991:, opened 30 July 1902, closed 22 September 1930, and which linked to the
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connecting with the original NWR/Midland line. The latter continued to:
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1916:. The route covered by the service was historically part of the
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1983:
on 1 June 1850. Here were junctions for the following lines:
2718:"Northern franchise improvements – Department For Transport"
2072:, opened for freight 1875, passengers 1 May 1876, continues.
2692:
GB National Rail Timetable December 2008-May 2009, Table 36
1884:
Railways between Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe in 1913
2583:, David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd, Newton Abbott.
1920:. The line is electrified at 25 kV AC overhead between
2508:(Skipton–Wennington – and dismantled Lunesdale line)
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2621:GB NRT May 1989 & May 1991 Editions, Table 36
1912:in northern England. The service is operated by
1959:on 1 July 1846, and extended to Skipton by the
35:A Morecambe-bound service at Wennington in 2018
2743:"Official Opening For New Giggleswick Shelter"
2037:here is the junction for the L&YR line to
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8:
2788:Community Rail Lancashire – The Bentham Line
3517:Shipley Great Northern Railway branch line
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2291:, Hest Bank North Junction and the former
1951:The first section, between Leeds City and
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3705:Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber
3123:Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber
2196:, including a station for Middleton Road
2182:, opened 12 June 1848 (later replaced by
2748:news article; Retrieved 15 December 2016
2602:The Battle for The Settle & Carlisle
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2364:Up freight train near Bell Busk in 1961
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3593:Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
2581:Forgotten Railways North-West England
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2631:'A short history of the Bentham Line
2604:, Platform 5 Publishing, Sheffield,
2497:Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
1999:Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
1961:Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
1896:, is a railway line running between
3700:Railway lines in North West England
3598:Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
3076:Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
2146:– here the route divided, with the
536:
3690:Transport in the City of Lancaster
3452:Middlesbrough–Guisborough–Normanby
2560:The 'Little' North Western Railway
477:
14:
3680:Rail transport in North Yorkshire
2513:Furness and Midland Joint Railway
2148:Furness and Midland Joint Railway
1971:The line from here, known as the
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3675:Rail transport in West Yorkshire
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2121:London and North Western Railway
2107:and an end-on junction with the
2007:Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
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16:Railway line in northern England
3221:Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line
2824:Railway lines in the North West
1979:on 30 July 1849 and through to
1928:- this section is known as the
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1412:
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460:Keighley & Worth Valley Rly
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3644:North Holderness Light Railway
3372:Bradford–Leeds & Wakefield
2935:Weaver Junction–Liverpool line
2562:, Wyvern Publishing, Skipton.
2521:Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
2505:"Little" North Western Railway
2129:Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
1973:"Little" North Western Railway
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3613:North Yorkshire Moors Railway
3562:York–Market Weighton–Beverley
1941:Airedale line (Leeds–Skipton)
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3685:Rail transport in Lancashire
3583:Derwent Valley Light Railway
3547:Wetherby–Cross Gates (Leeds)
2662:"Lancashire and Cumbria RUS"
2485:Original railway companies:
2103:– here was the junction for
2087:had the following stations:
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3297:Leeds–Northallerton railway
2707:; Retrieved 1 February 2016
2651:; Retrieved 1 February 2016
2646:Bentham community rail line
2184:Morecambe Northumberland St
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3402:Harrogate Gasworks Railway
3322:South Humberside Main Line
3031:Stockport–Stalybridge line
2996:Liverpool–Manchester lines
2489:Leeds and Bradford Railway
2242:– here the line joins the
2083:The original main line to
2016:The main line continues:
1957:Leeds and Bradford Railway
1944:
348:For detail in this section
3649:Sand Hutton Light Railway
3639:Nidd Valley Light Railway
3634:Colsterdale Light Railway
3447:Middlesbrough–Guisborough
3175:
3011:Manchester–Southport line
2844:
2746:Community Rail Lancashire
2636:Retrieved 1 February 2016
2634:Community Rail Lancashire
2079:Settle Junction–Lancaster
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3588:Elsecar Heritage Railway
3522:Sowerby Bridge–Rishworth
3412:Hull–Barnsley (Cudworth)
2925:Stafford–Manchester line
2649:Department for Transport
2211:Trains now continue via
3567:York–York (Foss Island)
3407:Huddersfield–Kirkburton
3397:Harrogate–Church Fenton
3066:East Lancashire Railway
3006:Manchester–Preston line
2961:Chester–Birkenhead line
2880:Chester–Warrington line
2338:Borwick Station in 1962
1989:Yorkshire Dales Railway
519:Yorkshire Dales Railway
251:Bradford Forster Square
3542:Thirsk and Malton line
3226:Sheffield–Lincoln line
3216:Doncaster–Lincoln line
3041:Windermere branch line
2951:Blackpool branch lines
2516:(Wennington–Carnforth)
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1885:
3477:Pilmoor–Knaresborough
3457:Huddersfield–Bradford
3392:Gilling and Pickering
3387:Dearne Valley Railway
2966:Crewe–Manchester line
2915:Morecambe branch line
2524:(Carnforth–Morecambe)
2479:(Lancaster–Morecambe)
2476:Morecambe branch line
2471:(Carnforth–Lancaster)
2363:
2337:
2331:museum at Carnforth.
2311:from Teesside to the
2296:Morecambe branch line
2190:) – and the branch to
1883:
1738:Northumberland Street
3492:Royston to Thornhill
3377:Brockholes–Holmfirth
3327:Stocksbridge Railway
3292:Leeds–Bradford lines
3231:Settle–Carlisle line
3211:Leeds–Morecambe line
3144:East Coast Main Line
3081:Ribble Steam Railway
3026:Settle–Carlisle line
3021:Ormskirk branch line
3001:Liverpool–Wigan line
2976:East Lancashire line
2905:Leeds–Morecambe line
2838:West Coast Main Line
2468:West Coast Main Line
2460:Settle–Carlisle line
2437:West Coast Main Line
2345:Settle–Carlisle line
2215:, with stations at:
2173:Scale Hall (1957–66)
2169:Lancaster Green Ayre
2153:Hornby (closed 1957)
2125:West Coast Main Line
2109:Ingleton branch line
2070:Settle–Carlisle line
1997:the continuation of
1892:, also known as the
1890:Leeds–Morecambe line
1467:West Coast Main Line
1347:Lancaster Green Ayre
1150:West Coast Main Line
905:Ingleton branch line
812:Settle–Carlisle line
191:Leeds–Morecambe line
24:Leeds–Morecambe line
3618:Wensleydale Railway
3527:Skipton–Grassington
3467:Nunthorpe–Battersby
3417:Hull and Holderness
3382:Clayton West branch
3165:Cross Country Route
3071:Eden Valley Railway
2971:Cumbrian Coast line
2774:timetable, May 2019
2761:timetable, May 2018
2579:Marshall, J (1981)
2188:Morecambe Promenade
1993:Skipton–Ilkley line
1975:, opened as far as
3695:Transport in Leeds
3654:Whistlestop Valley
3497:Scarborough–Whitby
3427:Knaresborough–York
3367:Barnsley–Doncaster
3267:Dearne Valley line
3262:Calder Valley line
3252:Askern branch line
2991:Kirkby branch line
2986:Hooton–Helsby line
2920:Ribble Valley line
2875:Calder Valley line
2427:, but would serve
2390:Class 144 and 142
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1955:was opened by the
1886:
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3608:North Bay Railway
3603:Middleton Railway
3437:Low Moor–Mirfield
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3332:Swinton–Doncaster
3282:Huddersfield line
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3149:Midland Main Line
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2910:Mid-Cheshire line
2900:Huddersfield line
2831:Primary to London
2600:Towler J, (1990)
2500:(Shipley–Skipton)
2408:Arriva Rail North
2395:units were used.
2186:and subsequently
2180:Morecambe Harbour
2005:, linking to the
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639:
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393:
352:
351:
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154:
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3502:Seamer–Pickering
3487:Rosedale Railway
3482:Queensbury lines
3462:Lockwood–Meltham
3442:Malton–Driffield
3422:Hull and Hornsea
3347:York–Scarborough
3287:Hull–Scarborough
3206:Hope Valley line
3191:
3181:
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2956:Borderlands line
2930:Tyne Valley line
2895:Hope Valley line
2885:Crewe–Derby line
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2720:. Archived from
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2667:. Archived from
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2558:Binns, D (1982)
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2377:Current services
2274:Loss of services
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844:
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837:
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808:
799:Settle Junction
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3665:
3664:
3663:
3658:
3622:
3571:
3507:Selby–Driffield
3432:Leeds–Harrogate
3351:
3342:Wharfedale line
3312:Selby Diversion
3307:Pontefract line
3272:Esk Valley line
3235:
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2724:on 24 July 2019
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2492:(Leeds–Shipley)
2455:(Leeds–Skipton)
2445:
2421:
2379:
2284:Beeching Report
2276:
2194:Heysham Harbour
2081:
2065:Settle Junction
2052:locomotive shed
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1918:Midland Railway
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1001:
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938:
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886:
864:
845:
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793:
771:
749:
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656:
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104:4 ft
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64:North Yorkshire
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11:
5:
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3666:
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3627:Light railways
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3532:Skipton–Ilkley
3529:
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3519:
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3509:
3504:
3499:
3494:
3489:
3484:
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3337:Wakefield line
3334:
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3319:
3314:
3309:
3304:
3302:Penistone Line
3299:
3294:
3289:
3284:
3279:
3277:Harrogate line
3274:
3269:
3264:
3259:
3254:
3249:
3243:
3241:
3240:Intra-regional
3237:
3236:
3234:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3208:
3203:
3197:
3195:
3194:Inter-regional
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3183:
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3159:
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2993:
2988:
2983:
2978:
2973:
2968:
2963:
2958:
2953:
2947:
2945:
2944:Intra-regional
2941:
2940:
2938:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2922:
2917:
2912:
2907:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2866:
2864:
2863:Inter-regional
2857:
2853:
2852:
2845:
2843:
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2840:
2834:
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2828:
2827:
2822:
2820:
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2783:
2782:External links
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2674:on 7 June 2011
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2465:
2463:(Leeds–Settle)
2457:
2444:
2441:
2420:
2419:Freight artery
2417:
2378:
2375:
2371:Community rail
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2034:(closed 1959)
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2009:(L&YR) to
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1967:Skipton–Settle
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1663:Middleton Road
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1517:(Poulton Lane)
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3565:
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3560:
3558:
3557:Woodhead line
3555:
3553:
3552:Whitby–Loftus
3550:
3548:
3545:
3543:
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3538:
3537:Spurn railway
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3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3247:Airedale line
3245:
3244:
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3229:
3227:
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3207:
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3016:Northern line
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50:Network Rail
18:
3512:Selby–Goole
3257:Barton line
3201:Hallam Line
3046:Wirral line
2870:Buxton line
2093:Giggleswick
2068:– here the
1670:Bridge Halt
1610:Euston Road
985:Low Bentham
870:Giggleswick
95:Track gauge
79:Operator(s)
3669:Categories
3317:Selby Line
3036:Styal line
2728:9 December
2532:References
2143:Wennington
2047:Hellifield
1922:Leeds City
1547:Scale Hall
1007:Wennington
755:Hellifield
68:Lancashire
3158:To Exeter
3137:To London
2770:Table 42
2757:Table 42
2433:Lancaster
2383:Class 158
2354:Class 124
2350:Class 123
2329:Steamtown
2315:plant at
2268:Morecambe
2262:Bare Lane
2255:Lancaster
2239:Carnforth
2213:Carnforth
2085:Lancaster
2039:Blackburn
2028:Bell Busk
1981:Lancaster
1936:The route
1910:Morecambe
1906:Lancaster
1833:Promenade
1826:Morecambe
1780:Morecambe
1682:Morecambe
1603:Morecambe
1510:Morecambe
1476:Bare Lane
1426:Lancaster
1390:Hest Bank
1286:Carnforth
1207:Claughton
727:Blackburn
719:DalesRail
684:Bell Busk
135:Route map
89:Technical
3576:Heritage
3059:Heritage
2443:See also
2429:Carlisle
2226:Arkholme
2117:Low Gill
2113:Sedbergh
2105:Ingleton
2022:Gargrave
1914:Northern
1158:Carlisle
1080:Arkholme
913:Low Gill
820:Carlisle
662:Gargrave
469:Keighley
118: in
83:Northern
41:Overview
3360:Defunct
3130:Primary
2591:, p.158
2325:Stanlow
2321:bitumen
2317:Heysham
2309:ammonia
2232:Borwick
2220:Melling
2198:Heysham
2136:Bentham
2119:on the
2100:Clapham
2011:Preston
1977:Clapham
1953:Shipley
1926:Skipton
1902:Skipton
1787:Harbour
1719:Heysham
1112:Borwick
1040:Melling
963:Bentham
892:Clapham
565:Skipton
403:Bingley
305:Shipley
113:⁄
74:Service
3187:Others
2612:, p.44
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2163:Halton
2123:(LNW)
2032:Malham
2030:, for
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1137:Hornby
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200:Legend
56:Locale
2856:Other
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