This bibliography is by no means a definitive list of all the books concerning the Settle-Carlisle Railway. Those books which are still current are indicated with a *. A range of the books below are now available for purchase online via our shop. Click on a link below to take you to your selected category: *Harvey Maps - Settle-Carlisle Railway Map and Line Guide, written by John Peter Buckley from the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line. Superb map, photos and line guide in full colour. Produced in association with various funders. ISBN 1-85137-411-6 Harvey Maps, 2004. *Mile by mile on the Settle-Carlisle by W.R. Mitchell; illustrated by Peter Fox; foreword by Mike Harding
Castleberg, 1997 *Leeds-Settle-Carlisle - a Two Way Guide *A Settle-Carlisle Souvenir by Michael Pearson Settle to Carlisle: a railway over the Pennines by W.R. Mitchell and David Joy
Dalesman, 1982, reprinted 1987 Through the carriage window 1: Leeds-Settle-Carlisle circular by Len Sims & Chris Darmon
Dalesman, 1986 Dales Rail: Settle and Carlisle Railway - a souvenir guide
Yorkshire Dales National Park Committee, 1976, 1984
ISBN 0 905455 14 2 The Line That Refused to Die: the story of the successful campaign to save the Settle and Carlisle Railway by Stan Abbott & Alan Whitehouse; with a foreword by Michael Palin
Leading Edge, 1990 and 1994 To kill a railway: the run-down of the Settle-Carlisle line: the endeavours of 22,265 people and a dog to prevent its closure and the relevance of it all to transport policy in Britain by Stan Abbott
Leading Edge in association with West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Council, 1986 Settle-Carlisle Celebration by David Joy
Dalesman Books, 1990
ISBN 1 85568 012 2 The Battle for the Settle & Carlisle by James Towler
Platform 5 Publishing Ltd, 1990
ISBN 1 872524 07 9 Celebration 10 - A Decade of Progress on the Settle-Carlisle Railway by W R Mitchell
Settle-Carlisle Railway Business Liaison Group, 1996
ISBN 0 952406 99 3 *Stations & structures of the Settle & Carlisle Railway compiled by V.R. Anderson & G.K. Fox
Oxford Publishing, c1986 North of Leeds: the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line and its branches by Peter E. Baughan
Roundhouse Books, 1966 - reprinted by David & Charles, 1987. *Shanty Life on the Settle-Carlisle Railway by W R Mitchell
Castleberg, 1988
ISBN 1 871064 01 5 *The men who made the Settle-Carlisle by W.R. Mitchell
Settle: Castleberg, 1993 *Life on the Settle-Carlisle Railway: anecdotes collected from railwaymen and their families by W.R. Mitchell
Dalesman, 1984 *Ganger, guard and signalman: working memories of the Settle and Carlisle by Dick Fawcett
Barton, c1981 *Men of the Settle-Carlisle - railwaymen talk to W.R. Mitchell
Lancaster: Dalesman, 1985
96p; 22cm (pbk) *How they built the Settle-Carlisle railway - by W. R. Mitchell
W. R. Mitchell, 1989 *Rails in the Fells by David Jenkinson
Peco Publications and Publicity Ltd, 1973 revised 1980
ISBN 0 900586 53 2 Settle-Carlisle Railway - The Midland's Record-breaking route to Scotland by W R Mitchell and David Joy
Dalesman, 1966, 1967 *Settle & Carlisle Steam Finale by Michael S Welch
Runpast Publishing, 1999
ISBN 1-870754-48-4 The scenic Settle & Carlisle Railway: Hellifield - Ribblehead - Ais Gill - Carlisle by Donald Binns
Wyvern, 1982 *Railways of the Yorkshire Dales compiled by Michael Blakemore
(partly Settle-Carlisle)
Atlantic Publishers, 2001
ISBN 1-902827-02-3 *The Leeds, Settle & Carlisle railway: the Midland route to Scotland by Martin Bairstow
M. Bairstow, 1994 Ivo Peters' Farewell to North-West steam: a photographer's salute to the last days of steam over Shap and on the Settle & Carlisle - edited by Mac Hawkins
David & Charles, 1992 Steam Over the Roof of England by Michael S Welch
Runpast Publishing, 1990
ISBN 1 870754 15 8 Railway World Special - The Settle & Carlisle Route
Ian Allan, 1984
ISBN 0 7110 1448 5 Settle & Carlisle Sunset edited by Michael Harris
Ian Allan, c1989
ISBN 0 7110 1857 X Railways Across the Pennines by Stanley C Jenkins and Howard Quayle
(partly Settle-Carlisle)
Ian Allan, 1990
ISBN 0 7110 1840 5 *Settle to Carlisle - The Threatened Years by Colin Hall
Colin Hall Publishing, 2003
ISBN 0 9538385 1 X *Steam Across the Northern Fells by Michael S Welch
(partly Settle-Carlisle)
Waterfront, a division of Kingfisher Publications, 2003
ISBN 0 946184 83 6 *Diesels Over the Roof of England by Michael S Welch
Waterfront, a division of Kingfisher Publications, 2003
ISBN 0 946184 81 X Railways in the Northern Dales - The Settle & Carlisle Line
Wyvern Publications, 1989
ISBN 0 907941 33 8 The Settle and Carlisle Railway: a personal story of Britain's most spectacular main line by O.S. Nock
Patrick Stephens, 1992 London Midland Steam - Skipton-Carlisle
Bradford Barton, 1976
ISBN 0 85153 223 3 On the Settle & Carlisle route - compiled by T.G. Flinders
Ian Allan, 1981 The Settle & Carlisle route revisited, compiled by T.G. Flinders
Ian Allan, 1985 Settle and Carlisle memories by Roger Siviter
Unicorn Books, 1990 Settle-Carlisle in colour by David Joy
Dalesman, 1983 Portrait of the Settle-Carlisle compiled by David Joy
Dalesman, 1984 *London Midland Region Steam Finale by Michael S Welch
(partly Settle-Carlisle)
Runpast Publishing, 2000
ISBN 1 870754 49 2 The Long Drag: Settle to Carlisle portfolio by Gavin Morrison
Ian Allan, 1990 *Locomotives seen on the Settle-Carlisle by W R Mitchell and Peter Fox
Castleberg, 1992
ISBN 1 871064 60 0 Trans-Pennine Rail Routes by L A Nixon
Oxford Publishing Co, 1988
ISBN 0 86093 307 5 The Settle to Carlisle: a tribute by Roger Siviter
The Baton Press, 1984 The Settle & Carlisle route edited by Michael Harris
Ian Allan, 1984 Diesels over the Settle to Carlisle route by Peter Walton
Oxford Publishing, c1982 Steam on the Settle and Carlisle compiled by David Joy
Dalesman, 1981
ISBN 0 85206 648 1 British Rail Album No.1 - North and East by J H Cooper-Smith
(partly Settle-Carlisle)
Ian Allan Ltd, 1975
ISBN 0 7110 0614 8 Railways In Yorkshire - 1. The West Riding compiled by David Joy
Undated The Settle-Carlisle in Action by Peter Fox
Castleberg, 1989
ISBN 1 871064 05 8 The Steam Railway Volume 4: Over the Pennine Fells - The Settle and Carlisle Line by Colin Walker
Oxford Illustrators Limited, 1972
ISBN 902280 06 6 *Garsdale: history and traditions of a junction station on the Settle-Carlisle railway by W.R. Mitchell; with drawings by Peter Fox
Castleberg, 1999 *Garsdale and Aisgill on the Settle-Carlisle Railway by W.R. Mitchell and Peter Fox
Castleberg Publications, 1991 *Historic Railway Photographs Vol 1: Around Hellifield by Donald Binns
Trackside Publications, 1999
ISBN 1 900095 10 6 *Hellifield and the Railway by W R Mitchell and Peter Fox
Castleberg, 1991
ISBN 1 871064 00 7 *Ribblehead Re-born by W R Mitchell
Castleberg, 1992
ISBN 1 871064 70 8 Settle & Carlisle country: including a new long-distance walk and cycle route from Leeds to Carlisle by Colin Speakman and John Morrison
Leading Edge, c1990 *Ghosts of the Settle-Carlisle Railway by W.R. Mitchell and Peter Fox
Settle: W.R. Mitchell, c1991 | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |  | | Blea Moor tunnel is 500 feet below the moor and cost £45 a yard to build |
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