Registered Charity No 702724
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Caring for Historic Railway Buildings along the Line
The Settle and Carlisle
Railway Trust
Railway Trust
Registered Charity No 702724
The Trust's Objectives
• Settle and Carlisle
• Settle and Leeds/Bradford
• Blackburn and Hellifield
• Settle and Leeds/Bradford
• Blackburn and Hellifield
Kirkby Stephen Station
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The Trust’s principal objectives are;
In the early years of the Trust, the main focus was to assist with the essential
work on Ribblehead Viaduct, through
the management of grants and funds
to do the work. Other early projects
for which contributions were made by
the Trust included the building of the
new northbound platform at Ribblehead, restoration works at Hellifield station
and the building of a footbridge at
Kirkby Stephen.
work on Ribblehead Viaduct, through
the management of grants and funds
to do the work. Other early projects
for which contributions were made by
the Trust included the building of the
new northbound platform at Ribblehead, restoration works at Hellifield station
and the building of a footbridge at
Kirkby Stephen.
In September 1999, the Trust acquired a long-leasehold interest in Ribblehead station, then derelict and in urgent need of attention.
The restoration works were put in hand and completed in 2000.
his included the creation of an exhibition and display centre within the
old booking hall and ticket office, and the creation of a caretakers flat.
The restoration works were put in hand and completed in 2000.
his included the creation of an exhibition and display centre within the
old booking hall and ticket office, and the creation of a caretakers flat.
Similar restoration projects followed at Horton-in-Ribblesdale in 2002 and Kirkby Stephen in 2004.
The iron work at Hellifield Station
The Trust is concerned specifically with the railway lines between:
• The preservation of heritage buildings and other structures associated
with the railway;
• The promotion of greater knowledge of and public access to these
buildings.
with the railway;
• The promotion of greater knowledge of and public access to these
buildings.