As the Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company celebrates 150 years of passenger service along the iconic line, they are launching a new, free, digital way to celebrate the Easter holidays – with a virtual Easter egg hunt.

The free Traxplorer App which guides passengers through one of the most scenic train journeys in Europe will also offer the online game to spot the eggs as they travel on the railway.

Passengers travelling on the Settle Carlisle line from Sunday, April 5, will be able to travel onwards to the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

This year, the Settle Carlisle line celebrates 150 years of providing passenger services, and travellers this summer will have more options on where they can travel onwards.

Two summer bus services are opening up Swaledale and Wensleydale to visitors travelling on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line, providing links into the Yorkshire Dales National Park every Sunday.

Station adopters from across the North gathered in Carlisle for the first joint Station Adoption Conference (Wednesday, 25 March).

More than 50 volunteers who help care for and champion their local railway stations were invited to attend the event at Cumbria House. The joint Community Rail regional Station Adopters conference was hosted collaboratively by the three Community Rail Partnerships whose routes meet in Carlisle: Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership, Community Rail Cumbria and Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company.

To celebrate 150 years of passenger travel on their line, the Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company has chartered a steam train with heritage carriages to travel from Carlisle to York, home of the National Railway Museum.

Organisations which support and promote the Settle Carlisle Railway are working together to provide a year of celebrations to mark 150 years of passenger services along the world-famous line.

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of passenger services on the Settle Carlisle line, the Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company is running this photo competition.

The Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company has announced Eden Riding for the Disabled as its Charity of the Year for 2026, recognising the charity’s long-standing work supporting children and adults with disabilities across Cumbria and the surrounding area.

Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company Community Rail Partnership are installing banners at every train station along the 72 miles of the scenic railway to welcome new passengers on the line.

Local community group, Settle Carlisle Railway Development Company Community Rail Partnership, has been shortlisted for five Community Rail Awards, the national accolade that celebrates the inspiring work of community rail partnerships and station volunteer groups across Britain.