Welcome to DalesRail 2008

DalesRail is the best way to spend Sundays. Travelling across Lancashire from Blackpool, DalesRail joins the Settle – Carlisle line and offers you the chance to explore the breathtaking scenery of Lancashire, North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

DalesRail is proving to be ever more popular, with passengers returning year on year to join the DalesRail walks, or just enjoy a yearly visit to one of the many destinations on offer.

Wherever you chose to visit, you can decide how you want to spend your day – you may prefer to try one of the many guided walks. DalesRail offers a variety of walks each Sunday for differing ability levels, with a guide to lead the way. This years highlights include restored coach links to Wensleydale and Swaledale as well as links to many favourite locations such as Hadrian’s Wall, Middleton in Teesdale, Barnard Castle and Dentdale.

If you are looking for a more relaxing day out why not join a town trail and discover some of the exciting local history, or you may just prefer to explore the local surroundings at your leisure.

DalesRail is a unique way to enjoy the countryside, with its individual combination of train and coach links, it offers an exciting way to access some of the most beautiful English countryside. With reasonable fares and connecting rail services from Manchester, Bolton and Chorley, it’s very easy to join the DalesRail service.

Want to know more?

Call Clitheroe Interchange Customer Service on 01200 429832.

If you enjoy DalesRail why not consider the following…

Guided Walks in East Lancashire - The Clitheroe Line and East Lancashire Line Community Rail Partnerships provide a programme of guided walks from stations throughout East Lancashire. This is a joint venture between the Community Rail
Partnerships, Northern Rail and the Lancashire Rail Ramblers. The leaflet can be found in the downloads section

‘Ride Relax Ramble Roam’ – this is a new leaflet setting detailing five walks from the East Lancashire rail network. The leaflet also highlights where information about other local walks can be obtained. The leaflet can be found in the downloads section and paper copies can be obtained from local stations, tourist offices and libraries

Advance information

DalesRail 2009 will start on Easter Sunday 2009.

Useful links

Northern Rail
National Rail Enquiries
East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership
Ribble Valley Rail

DalesRail will not operate Sundays 6 to 20 July due to essential engineering work on the Settle - Carlisle line. For further details of services on these dates please check the Northern Rail website at www.northernrail.org or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.

Disclaimer: Whilst every effort is made to provide the correct information, services may be liable to change. All information is correct at the time of publication. Lancashire County Council, Northern Rail or the Rail Ramblers cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies or omissions.