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The line runs through a remote region, the Yorkshire Dales, and is considered by many people to be one of the most scenic railways in England.
Due to the hilly terrain through which it passes the S&C was a major trial of engineering. It contains 14 tunnels and 17 viaducts, the most notable being the Ribblehead Viaduct.
The line runs from a junction with a line to Leeds, near the town of Settle, to the town of Carlisle on the England/Scotland border. On the way the line passes through the town of Appleby and a number of small communities.
The S&C was built by the Midland Railway company, after an dispute with the London and North Western Railway over access to Scotland over the LNWR's route.
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After nearly a century of uneventful existence in the 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around, as a part of the Beeching AxeThe Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British government's attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be "little-used" and unprofitable railway lines. Background The B, the S&C had many of its minor stations closed in 1970 and its stopping passenger service cut to just two a day, leaving only freight and a handful of passenger services operating on the line. The main Expresses, 'The Waverley' from London to Edinburgh via Nottingham ended in 1964, while the 'Thames-Clyde Express,' fro London to Glasgow via Leicester, lasted until 1974.
From the 1960s until the 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends the S&C suffered a drought of investment, and much freight traffic was diverted from the S&C onto the West Coast Main LineThe West Coast Main Line (WCML is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. It begins at Euston station in Central London and ends 400 miles north west at Central station in Glasgow. It al. Because of the lack of investment the condition of many of the viaducts and tunnels on the line was deteriorating.