Settle

CRS Code	SET
Collected date	14/09/14

Settle was the end of a short cycle ride from Clapham, with a few hills in, but it was definitely worth it. After fighting off closure in the 1980s, Settle station is well kept and (to judge from what it was like when we visited) well used.

The approach to the station, from the north side:

Signs at the entrance to the station complex welcome you:

The front of the station building:

The station building backs on to platform 1, for southbound trains:

The centre of the station building:

Inside the sheltered area in the centre of the station building is the entrance to the ticket office:

The area is full of plaques and memorabilia, among which the later-reverted closure notice for the line:

The station building also has a waiting room:

On the station building, a clock and a plaque celebrating the railway's 125th anniversary:

Just south of the station building is the footbridge:

Beyond the footbridge is this illustration of the altitude and distance to Carlisle and London:

At the southern end of platform 1 stands the signalbox:

The signalbox and watering crane from the side:

Looking north at the platforms from the south of Settle platform 1:

Looking south along the line from the end of platform 1:

The northern end of platform 1:

From the footbridge, looking north along the line:

Looking south along the line from the footbridge:

Platform 2, for northbound trains:

Inside the station building on platform 2 is another small waiting room:

Looking south on platform 2 towards the side of the station building:

Looking at the northern end of platform 2:

Looking north along the line from the end of platform 2, as the line crosses the road underneath:

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