April next year I will be in Carlisle (UK) for a few days. My schedule will have me there on a Saturday and a Sunday. I am planning on traveling on the famous Settle-Carlisle railway and perhaps the scenic Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness coast line. From my study of the network timetables for the UK (and what a monster that document is) I have concluded that it is probably impractical to do both on the same day. The run between Carlisle and Barrow does not operate on a Sunday. I have noted that there is a rail connection that "loops around" from Carlisle - Barrow - Lancaster - Hellfield - Settle and then back to Carlisle but it would involve multiple changes of train with frequent long waits between trains.
So my plan, at this stage, is:-
All of this is based on the current timetable, which will apparently change to a newer timetable late in December. Is it a reasonable plan or am I missing something?
PS: Later on on the trip I plan to be catching trains from Fort William to Maillag and from Inverness to Edinburgh.
So my plan, at this stage, is:-
- Saturday: Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness with a stopover at Barrow. Then onto Lancaster then connecting with a fast direct train back to Carlisle.
- Sunday: Carlisle to Settle and return.
All of this is based on the current timetable, which will apparently change to a newer timetable late in December. Is it a reasonable plan or am I missing something?
PS: Later on on the trip I plan to be catching trains from Fort William to Maillag and from Inverness to Edinburgh.