Industry event held at Heidelberg Materials’ Horton quarry in the Yorkshire Dales National Park to mark 150 years of rail freight on the Settle-Carlisle line. The rail link at the quarry has been reinstated after 60 years, allowing high-quality aggregate to be delivered to construction projects across the north west by rail. Heidelberg Materials UK has hosted an event at its Horton quarry in the Yorkshire Dales National Park to celebrate the reopening of the site’s rail link and the 150th anniversary of rail freight on the Settle-Carlisle line. Horton quarry has been producing limestone and high-quality gritstone since 1889. The work to reinstate the rail link at Heidelberg Materials’ Horton quarry has been carried out by Duo Group, VolkerRail and AECOM, in partnership with Network Rail.