'Steam on the Settle and Carlisle' chronicles the history of the 72-mile Settle to Carlisle railway, opened in May 1876. Called one of the three great wonders of the north, the line passed through the Ribble Valley into the Vale of Eden. A journey on former LNER A4 locomotive 'Sir Nigel Gresley' recaptures the magic of this historic line. 'Railway City' focuses on the city of Carlisle, and the place it holds in the history of British railways. The Newcastle and Carlisle line was constructed i...
ITV series looking at the real men from the North who were traders rather than raiders, and whose main aim was to find a new land to settle and women to give them sons. In Cumberland and South-West Scotland, Lancashire, Ireland and the Isle of Man they found both.
3 DVD Boxed Set includes: Steam on the Lakeland Passes - an epic journey by steam traction engine across the roof of England. Steam on the Settle and Carlisle Railway - a journey across Britain's last navvy-built railway. Railway Story - the history of north east railways.
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