Friends of DalesRail

This page gives the latest news that may affect any of our activities - such as additional events, website updates, changes to our published programme, or problems with the trains we are using.

News items are retained on this page for up to 6 months, but may be removed/updated earlier than this, depending on their relevance. All older and removed items can still be viewed in the News Archives (see link below)

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If you need to contact us with enquiries, particularly about our events, please use our new email address
enquiries@friendsofdalesrail.org
This is monitored by the Events Secretary (Diane) and the Website Editor (Philip) who will reply as soon as possible

Walkers are reminded that even on non-strike days, train services can be affected by short-notice cancellations, eg due to railway workers overtime bans, so you are advised to re-check train running times as close as possible to your intended time of travel.

25 August 2024 - Train Walk Updates

SATURDAY 31 AUGUST

The walking route of the moderate walk has been reversed from the one originally advertised and will now be from Hawes to Garsdale, with a bus out to Hawes at the beginning of the walk.

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

The Marsden to Hebden Bridge strenuous walk will take place from the 08.55 Huddersfield to Manchester Piccadilly train, arriving in Marsden at 09.06.

SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

The Marsden Circular moderate walk will take place from the 09.55 Huddersfield to Manchester Piccadilly train, arriving in Marsden at 10.06.

SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER

Both our walks on this date have been changed due to planned engineering works on the railway. Please see the Train Walks section for full details.

27 July 2024 - Events update 2025

Two members' holidays have now been arranged for next year:

Ullswater, Patterdale Hotel - 16 to 21 March 2025 (5 nights)

Dumfries, Holiday Inn - 8 to 14 June 2025 (6 nights)

Please see the Holidays section for further information. Booking details will be in future editions of the members' newsletter.

21 July 2024

NEWSLETTER

Please send any items for inclusion in the next newsletter (October 2024) to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as possible, but no later than 27 September 2024.

1 July 2024

The online versions of our February and May 2024 members' neswletters can now be viewed in the Newsletter section.

2 June 2024

The new rail timetable starts today and is valid up to 14 December 2024.

25 May 2024 - Newletter

Our May newsletter has now been produced and sent out to members by post and email. This includes booking forms for the September youth hostel weeekend at Hartington Hall, Derbyshire and the October holiday at Bollington, Cheshire. Please send any items for inclusion in the next members' newsletter (Autumn 2024) to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon as possible.

14 November 2023

Selected issues of our members' newsletter from 2020 to 2023 can now be viewed in the Newsletter section. The online versions do not contain all the information from the regular editions, which are sent out to members, as some content is restricted to members only.

13 September 2023

For 2023-24, membership of Friends of DalesRail is now increased to £12 per household per annum. For any members joining between now and the end of November this year, the annual membership will run until 30 November 2024.

17 January 2023 (updated item)

Anyone interested in joining us can now become a member online, by filling in our New membership application form. New membership subscriptions, as well as renewals, can now also be paid online. Please see our Join page for full details.