tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post4127001412032721479..comments2024-03-15T11:31:32.897+00:00Comments on A Transport of Delight: Portillo and Settle to CarlisleLEYTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14575755776610646694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post-69372825180449225152021-03-25T13:04:31.511+00:002021-03-25T13:04:31.511+00:00I have just found a documentary about the Settle-C...I have just found a documentary about the Settle-Carlisle on an old VHS - its called "The Fight for the Battle-Carlisle", on BBC2, sometime in the 80s. If anyone wants a HQ rip of this, let me know. WillBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577860791307503387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988587131543641843.post-76837590613417432882010-01-17T20:30:39.106+00:002010-01-17T20:30:39.106+00:00Don't believe everything you hear from Portill...Don't believe everything you hear from Portillo, he's a 'politician' you know, so the truth is rarely in evidence.<br /><br />The real reason the Settle-Carlisle line was kept open is because Thatcher's closure of the UK's coal mines meant that imported coal would be needed to fuel the coal-fired power stations in Yorkshire, and that meant transporting large quantities of coal from Clydeside, a task which is better done by rail than by road; witness the large number of freight trains hauling coal down the line today.<br /><br />QED!Astarothnoreply@blogger.com