YOU don't have to be a rail fan to appreciate the beauty of the Settle to Carlisle line.

And now a new website enables you to make a virtual trip along the route of the line from the air, stopping wherever you wish to view the line in high definition.

This has been made possible by the launch of a new website, www.exploremoresettlecarlisle.co.uk, which uses images taken by Network Rail overlaid onto a map.

More than 200 images are included and some features, such as the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, can be viewed in 3D.