'Flying Scotsman' - Settle and Carlisle reopening special - 31 March 2017

In January 2016 a major landslip just north of Armathwaite closed that section of the Carlisle to Settle railway line between Armathwaite and Carlisle. After a major effort by Network Rail, the line has been repaired, and to celebrate the re-opening on 31st March 2017 a special train, hauled by LNER A3 Class 4-6-2 no 60103 'Flying Scotsman; travel the length of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway from Oxenhope to Keighley, then along the Settle line to Carlisle, and back.

The trip was organised by the Keighley & Worth Valley (KWVR) and operated by West Coast Railways.

This video show some scenes on the return trip from Carlisle to Keighley, especially the huge number of people who came to watch this historic event.