Orion Group Rail Division contractors in Tebay, Cumbria, UK June, 2015. Health and Safety observer for Men at Work. Network Rail Engineers on Settle Carlisle Line, working on rail track maintenance, rail engineer. Inspectors, Safety engineers, employees, rail workers, workmen, renewing railway lines and Infrastructure surveyors inspecting & measuring the transport freight line track at the summit of Ais Gill. The railway's summit at 1,169 feet (356 metres) is north of Garsdale is the highest mainline in England, and carries heavily loaded main line freight trains.
Campaigners claim there is dire need for increased and sustained government investment in new rolling stock for this bitterly fought for rail route. They have pointed out this is the least that is deserved for a line that is seen by many as England's most dramatic and romantic train route. Its popularity has surpassed even the expectations of the enthusiasts who fought to rescue it in 1989. From only two trains a day in the 1980s the Settle and Carlisle line now sees 14 passenger and 18 freight services a day. The millions of tonnes of freight that the line now carries annually would otherwise have to travel by road. Campaigners understandably now argue that their energy and resolve a quarter of a century ago has brought unforeseen benefits to the wider rail network and the economy. As well as a boost to tourism in the region, this romantic and picturesque rail route has proved to be an essential backup to the congested West Coast Main Line that links northern England to Scotland. In recent years, due to congestion on the West Coast Main Line, much freight traffic is using the S&C once again. Coal from the Hunterston coal terminal in Scotland is carried to power stations in Yorkshire, and Gypsum is transported from Drax Power Station to Kirkby Thore. Major engineering work was needed to upgrade the line to the standards required for such heavy freight traffic and additional investment made to reduce the length of signal sections. In July 2009 work to stabilise a length of embankment near Kirkby Thore and remove a long-standing permanent speed restriction was undertaken. Local passenger traffic has increased, with eight stations closed in 1970 re-opening in 1986. The line is an important diversionary route from the electrified West Coast Main Line during engineering works
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Location: Ais Gill, Tebay, United Kingdom
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