(Image: Julie Anne Walton)
A steam locomotive spotted on the Settle-Carlisle line has raised eyebrows after a rail tour from Bradford was cancelled due to "lack of availability".
Rail enthusiasts contacted the T&A after seeing a steam locomotive pass through Settle on Saturday.
The sighting prompted questions as to why it was running on the same route if the anniversary excursion had been called off.
However, it appears the engine seen in Settle was operating an entirely separate charter service.
What happened?
Data from Real Time Trains suggests locomotive 34067 Tangmere passed through Settle at 12.54pm before arriving in Carlisle at 3pm.
It was travelling from London Euston to Carlisle and was not connected to the cancelled Bradford excursion.
A Tangmere locomotive at Blackburn Railway Station (Image: Julie Anne Walton)
The cancelled rail tour had been due to celebrate 150 years since the opening of the Settle-Carlisle line.
Organisers have not announced whether an alternative trip will be arranged.
34067 Tangmere is a preserved British steam locomotive of the Southern Railway Battle of Britain class, a type of 4-6-2 "Pacific" locomotive.
It was built at Brighton Works in September 1947 and originally carried the number 21C167 before being renumbered 34067 under British Railways.