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18 August 2009 - Ribblehead

A few pictures of the famous Ribblehead viaduct on the Settle to Carlisle railway.

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The distinctive shape of Ingleborough in the distance.

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Ribblehead viaduct and Whernside taken from the eastern side.

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A couple of shots from the western side. This would be a good place to capture a steam train passing. Unfortunately not today though!

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28 October 2011

A brief stop on a day out in Yorkshire.

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The famous Ribblehead viaduct.  The mountain in the background is Whernside, one of the Yorkshire three peaks.

14 January 2016

With snow on the ground I could not resist a short stop to photograph the viaduct.

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Just needed a steam train to make the perfect picture!

31 March 2017

To celebrate the reopening of the Settle to Carlisle line the flying Scotsman did a return run on 31st March. We went to Ribblehead to catch the train on its return journey.

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We finally got to see a steam train crossing the Ribblehead viaduct. There were quite a lot of people out to see the train.

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What a great sight!

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A couple of closer views.

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It was all over too quickly.