En route to the S&C we stopped at the Railway Age in Crewe. Unfortunately it is closed! This image of the sole remaining APT unit was taken through the fence

Pan shots are notoriously difficult to achieve. Here a Voyager unit is caught heading north near Crewe

Sporting the latest London Midland Railways livery, an unidentified unit speeds north away from crewe

Settle station on a lovely September evening

1400 Carlisle - Leeds pauses at Settle station. At the rear, the catering trolley can be seen being transferred to the up platform in order to be collected by the next northbound service a few minutes later

Slowing for the aproach to Settle station

No, they didnt all get a seat! Settle is popular for day trippers - sadly the 158 unit just wasn't big enough to give them a seat back to Carlisle.

Caught in the act! I am caught by the lens of Philip Haymes at Settle station

The towering peak of Pen-y-Gent is visible from Horton in Ribblesdale station. The village is very popular with walkers and the summit can be reached in under 90 minutes from the station.

Sadly without a train on it, Ribblehead viaduct catches a last few evening rays of sun

On time almost to the minute, a Class 66 eases onto the Ribblehead on 25 Sept 08, with the 1444 Drax Power Station - New Cumnock empty coal hoppers

Friday 26 September 08. In failing evening light, an unidentified Class 66 eases the 6M32 0937 Greenburn - Ratcliffe Freightliner coal train south over Ribblehead Viaduct

27 Sept 08. Heading north with the 1Z56 0600 Sheffield - Edinburgh railtour, 37 248 and 712 slow for the spped restriction over Ribblehead Viaduct. Their climb up through the Pennines could be heard for several minutes before they came into view

The slopes of Whernside, Yorkshire's highest peak, loom ahead of the railtour. The cottages ahead of the locos were build by the Midland Railway for workers