The Disconnected Cross-Pennine Railway | Skipton-Colne
Channel: Thoroughfare
Date: 2023-03-01

The Colne to Skipton railway that was torn up in the 1970s, which similarly crossed the Pennines to the Leeds-Liverpool canal and its route has an exciting story in this video; we briefly cover the topic from the top down, talking about the closure and how the group SELRAP is currently campaigning for the route to be reintroduced as part of the strategic network of the north. 

Sources: 
[1] https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/
[2] As defined by Gareth Dennis https://youtu.be/hPv2mzg4yoc?t=2141
[3] Detailed in https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/timetables
[4] As recounted http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/features/colne_and_skipton_line/index.shtml
[5] https://www.selrap.org.uk/

Maps:
1) https://www.openstreetmap.org/
2) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leeds%26bdfd1846.png

Music: 
diffusion by Airtone is licensed under CC-BY-3.0
http://ccmixter.org/files/airtone/64852

Footage: 
CSM Trainspotting: https://youtu.be/_UdOMKTdbVQ
Mezzie: https://youtu.be/KKemyennNuM

Thumbnail Image:
https://flic.kr/p/2mryd9m licensed via CC BY 2.0

Seo:
Disconnected, Cross-Pennine, SELRAP, Skipton, Colne, Abandoned Railway.