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Walkers are
reminded that train services can be affected by
short-notice timetable changes and cancellations,
so you are advised to re-check train running times
as close as possible to your intended time of
travel.
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25 January 2026
The members' Thursday walk from Woodlesford
railway station on 5 February will start at 10.10 am,
following the arrival of the 09.58 train from Leeds.
3 January 2026
Our full programme of guided train walks
for the whole of this year can now be seen in the Train
Walks section. Any changes will be announced
here and, time permitting, in the members' newsletter.
19 December 2025
Please send any items for inclusion in
the next members' newsletter to the editor, Fiona Robertson,
as soon as possible, but no later than 8 February 2026.
14 December 2025
The new rail timetable
starts today and is valid up to 16 May 2026. Some minor
timetable changes will affect Saturday train walks -
these are summarised below.
Leeds to Carlisle trains
have now been re-timed to depart slightly earlier at
07.47 and 09.18.
The
Leeds to Morecambe train has been re-timed to depart
slightly earlier at 08.18.
On the Harrogate line, trains will now
depart from Leeds at 06 and 36 minutes past each hour.
This will affect our walks on 21 February and 14 March.
On the Wharfedale line,
trains from Leeds to Ilkley will now depart 1 minute
later at 03 and 33 minutes past each hour.
We were unable to incoroporate
all of these changes in the new Guided Walks leaflet,
so please check the Train Walks
section for the correct and updated times.
28 November 2025
Our 2026 programme of guided train walks
for the public (January to October) can now be seen
in the Train Walks section.
The walks for the remaining two months of next year
will be posted online in the New Year.
23 November 2025
The Friends of DalesRail Annual General
Meeting was held today at the Black Horse Hotel in Skipton
and was attended by 51 members. This was followed by
an illustrated talk from Paul Rodgers about the Wild
Ingleborough project from the Yorkshire Wildlife
Trust.
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.
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 (amended
item)
Friends of DalesRail commemorated
45 years of leading walks for the public on Saturday
5 July with 4 walks from the Settle-Carlisle railway,
ending up in Hellifield with a celebration meal at the
Hellifield Station Cafe Shed24H for members. The anniversary
was featured in an article in the Craven Herald newspaper,
which you can view
online.
A selection of photos from
the meal can be seen in the Past
Events (Train Walks 2025) section.
