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Network rail and the Settle-Carlisle railway society have recently found out about a new route we've done and called 'The Settle-Carlisle Line'. (Its a long traverse covering some interesting ground)! They want to feature it as publicity in their magazine and ask if this is the first or only climb in Britain to be named after a railway.

Anyone know of any others or even others with general railway themes that may be of interest to them.

Dave

In reply to Dave Musgrove: I've got a feeling there may be something like that in wales. There again I may be talking out my rear.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

There is a route called English Electric 12CSVT

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

I thought you would have thought of Great Western, Dave?!

Neil

The Sidings area of the Llanberis Slate quarries are all named with a railway theme eg:- Thomas the Tank, Sodor, The Mallard, Polar Express, Ivor the Engine etc.

Also at Trevor, Llangollen, there is Railway Buttress with James the Red engine, The Fat Controller, Puffing Billy etc.

from Charlie

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Puffing Billy and Whistling Crack in Cheedale have railway connections. Moving Buttress was supposed to vibrate every time a train went by!


Chris

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Island of Sodor, fat controller, Duck et al at Black Rocks?

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

A quick perusal of the logbooks throws up four "Flying Scotsman"s and a Branch Line
http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=80303

I am also proud to announce that five of the six routes containing the word "viaduct" (a major feature of the Settle-Carlisle line!) are on my local crag here in New Mills!

In reply to charlieg0pzo: That is what I was thinking of.

In reply to Duncan I:

Your 'viaduct' is a road bridge - that surely can't count?

Chris

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Looking through the guide I found Von Ryan's Express.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Chemin de Fer, in a French kind of way.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Thanks to all so far. Its funny Neil, but I never connected Great Western at Almscliff (and I think there is one at Tremadock) with railays before. I'm not sure either were named with trains in mind but I may be wrong.

Dave

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

There is Great Eastern on Scafell, Railway slab at Black Rocks.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:
Amptrax, El Chorro

In reply to sutty:

I just thought that was a big route on the east side!

In reply to Colin Moody:

Name of a famous route, one of the first on the east buttress by Linnell.

In reply to Chris Craggs: A viaduct (via for road and ducere to lead something) is a bridge composed of several small spans. Viaducts may span land or water or both. The word would have first been used to decribe roads or paths because trains didn't exist at the time. Dosent matter what it carries either, even water, the Roman word Aquaduct is a modern derivation from an analogy.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Not convinced that Great Western and Great Eastern are named after railways: the route and the railway are named after the same thing!

Y.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Most of the routes in Beckfoot quarry (Eskdale) are named on a railway theme, flying scotsman, narrow gauge slab etc. The ratty (eskdales steam railway) runs along just outside its entrance. I wouldn't bother climbing there however...

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Fairhead has "Railroad" E1 5b and "The Embankment" E2 5b. Both are brilliant.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

"The Bournemouth Flyer" at the Cuttings, Portland...although I don't know if that was a real train or not?!

In reply to Dave Musgrove:
To the north of Aberdeen there's a small fishing village called Collieston. We found a small cliff nearby with some short, low grade routes that were fun to do. The main thing about this cliff, is that just to the right of the routtes, there is the rusting carcass of a railway carriage leaning against the cliff, which appears to have been pushed off the edge at some point.

Naturally, this became "Carriage Cliff", with routes like The Flying Scotsman, The Fat Controller, Thomas the Tank Engine, etc. Never got round to climbing up the carriage though...

In reply to Dave Musgrove:
Railway Wall at Wharncliffe

In reply to Nic:

Tim was good at bridging... perhaps his second was less able. Classic Dunsby naming!

Mick

P.S. Do you frequent these new fangled (according to Bruce!) climbing walls up London way - as may be up soon on a spot of research?

In reply to Mick Ward:

Climbing walls you say? Some sort of brickwork for aspirant Alpinists to practice on I'll warrant? Stuff and nonsense, but if they amuse the young people...

...apparently there is some such structure in a godforsaken part of the world called "Mile End". I dare say I could find a few stout fellows to mount some sort of expedition there...but we'll need the elephant guns and some buckshot, the natives are none too friendly I gather.

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

Buxworth railway crag
and the following routes
One way ticket
Day return

In reply to Nic:

Hmm... perhaps we'll have to discard such opening lines as these:

[Swirling mists of time & space... to Humphrys Barn, the Pass, 1971.]


"Look here you chaps [no, honestly!] I've just come down from Oxford."


[Somewhat stunned silence - followed by dour voice from dark corner]
"Ah'm from Wolverhampton Poly, meself!"

Impolite titters.

Mick

In reply to Dave Musgrove:

It's not in the UK, but I got my own back on Geoff Hornby some years ago.

He named a route in the UAE "Stark Raving Mad" in my honour.

I repaid the compliment with "Hornby Loco"

In reply to Dave Musgrove: Hows about this one

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/c.php?i=93460

The Cambrian - my local line through Oswestry!

In reply to Mick Ward:

It would be better to use some lines from "Crocodile Dundee"..."Nah, that's not a knife...THIS is a knife"

...although the likely response around Mile End is "..yeah, but this is an Uzi..."


Let me know what you're up to


N

In reply to Lord of Starkness:


Brilliant on many levels!

In reply to Nic:

Will do. Many thanks. < Rummages for water pistol, fondly imagines, "That'll scare 'em!!" >

Mick

In reply to Dave Musgrove:
Rock Island Line at Peel Crag, Northumberland is named after a railway line (or more probably after a song about one):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_Line_(song)

In reply to jonny taylor:

As is 'Rock Island Line' in Glendlough. Lonnie Donnigan, wasn't it?

The skiffle cri de coeur, "It's trad!" somehow seemed so much more innocent then...

Mick

In reply to Mick Ward: Donegan was resurrecting Leadbelly's song.

In reply to John2:

Ah, thanks - that makes perfect sense. I always thought it was a bit odd (otherwise).

So Trad was derivative. Holey moley.

Mick

In reply to all:

Thanks to everyone. I've passed on your comments and suggestions.

Dave

In reply to Dave Musgrove: The Tube, Back Bowden Doors.

In reply to Gavin McGrath: I like your thinking but not sure the first ascensionist had the Underground in mind!

Dave