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November 2025 - Train walk update for Saturday 15 November
On the Wennington to Bentham moderate
walk, the leaders aim to return in time for the 18.15
train from Bentham to Leeds.
6 November 2025
The 2026 programme of Thursday
walks can now be seen in the Members
section.
3 November 2025
The Dales Railcard Winter
Offer is back from 3rd November 2025, and continues
until Sunday 29th March 2026.
It offers holders of Dales
Railcards a 50% saving off the usual price of Off-Peak
Day Return tickets on the Leeds to Carlisle line via
Settle, and the Leeds – Lancaster/Morecambe line
via Bentham.
Further details of who
is eligible for a Dales Railcard and how to apply can
be found on the Northern
Rail website.
25 October 2025
The third members' holiday
for next year will take place based at the Premier
Inn, Pickering from Friday 16 to Monday 19 October
2026 (3 nights). Further details and booking information
will be in future editions of the newsletter.
19 October 2025 (updated
item)
The October members' newsletter
has now been sent out by email and post. The online
version is now available to view and download in the
Newsletter section.
Please send any items for inclusion in the next newsletter
(New Year 2026) to the editor, Fiona Robertson, as soon
as possible.
7 October 2025
The 2026 programme of Lake
District and Classic walks can now be seen in the Members
section.
1 September 2025
For 2025-26, membership
of Friends of DalesRail will increase to £13 per
household per annum. For any members joining between
now and the end of November this year, the anual membership
will run until 30 November 2026.
6 July 2025
A selection of photos from
yesteday's 45th anniversary celebration meal at the
Hellifield Station Cafe Shed24H can be seen in the Past
Events (Train Walks 2025) section.
30 June 2025 - Anniversary
celebrations on Saturday 5 July
Friends of DalesRail will
commemorate 45 years of leading walks for the public
this coming Saturday with 4 walks from the Settle-Carlisle
railway, ending up in Hellifield with a celebration
meal for members. This forthcoming anniversary was featured
in a recent article in the Craven Herald newspaper,
which you can view
online.
15 June 2025
Two members' holidays have
now been arranged for next year:
Bishop Auckland, Durham
- Friday 20 to Monday 23 March 2026 (3 nights)
Llandrindod Wells, mid-Wales
- Sunday 31 May to Saturday 6 June 2026 (6 nights)
Please see the Holidays
section for further information. Booking details will
be in future editions of the members' newsletter.
18 May 2025
The new rail timetable
starts today and is valid up to 13 December 2025.
