As we were driving down the A65 just south of Settle we noticed that the up line was pegged at Settle Junction. We also spotted a half decent spot and a place to pull off the road and park safely. After a short wait, 158784 arrived with the 10.49 Carlisle to Leeds. Set against a lovely backdrop dominated by the flat topped peak of Ingleborough at 2 372 feet the scenery is superb. Off course, Ingleborough is better known to us in the railway fraternity as 44007 (D7) and, more recently, as 60022. The eagle eyed almost you will have spotted that in this picture are no fewer than four home signals all controlled by Settle Junction signal box some short distance away.
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