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.

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.

17 June 2025 - Erratum

In the new train walks programme leaflet (June to December 2025) the dates of the autumn members' holiday to Capel Curig have been incorrectly printed as 17 to 20 September, but the correct dates are 17 to 20 October 2025.

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.

8 June 2025 (updated item)

The May 2025 newsletter has now been sent out to members via post and email - the online edition can be seen in the Newsletter section.

18 May 2025

The new rail timetable starts today and is valid up to 13 December 2025.

21 April 2025

Unlimited rail travel with Northern Rail for £10 per person for a day or £17.50 for a weekend

Northern Rail has teamed up with Reach PLC and National World newspaper groups for this special offer, which includes a day's travel anywhere on the Northern Rail Network for £10 (£5 for children, no further discounts). A weekend ticket for £17.50 (£8.75 for children) is also available. The offer is not limited to the Settle-Carlisle line, but it is restricted to services operated by Northern Rail.

To qualify you have to collect either TWO tokens from qualifying Reach PLC newspapers or THREE tokens from qualifying National World newspapers. They publish a number of titles in Northern England. Please see the Northern Rail website for the full list of titles and details of when the tokens will be published in each paper.

You then need to download a form on the Northern Rail website which will then allow you to buy up to four Northern Rail Day Ranger tickets from any staffed rail station within the Northern Network. These Ranger tickets cannot be bought on trains or online.

The offer runs from Monday 28 April to Thursday 17 July 2025 and is valid every day during this special offer period. Some time restrictions apply - the offer is only valid on trains timed to depart after 08.45 Mondays to Fridays. It is valid at any time weekends and Bank Holidays.

3 February 2025 (updated item)

Friends of DalesRail will celebrate the 45th year anniversary of the formation of the society on 5 July 2025 with a series of walks and a celebration meal for members at Hellifield Station Cafe. Further information and details of how to book can be found in the February 2025 edition of the members' newsletter. Walk details can be seen in the Train Walks section.