Community Rail Lancashire

11/08/2026

https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/news/yorkshire-dales-explorer-15-august-2026/

10/08/2026

https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/news/grant-application-successes/

10/08/2026

Tomorrow 11th August sees a Community Rail Lancashire guided walk led by volunteers from the Lancashire Rail Ramblers. Starting at Parbold @ 10:23 this is a moderate 8 mile walk - full details on the Community Rail Lancashire website communityraillancashire.co.uk/walks

04/08/2026

https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/news/yorkshire-dales-explorer-8-august-2026/

The Yorkshire Dales Explorer is a twice a day all-year-round Saturday service that operates between Rochdale, Manchester, Bolton, Blackburn, the Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales with connections onto the Settle Carlisle Railway.

04/08/2026

https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/news/ansdell-fairhaven-quarter-report-july-2026/

The Friends of Ansdell & Fairhaven station have just published their quarterly update for July 2026 and an extract can be seen below.

03/08/2026

https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/news/squires-gate-quarterly-update-july-2026/

Platform 1 & 2 Refresh: Completed ongoing weeding, soil conditioning, and bed tidying across both platforms. Introduced new rockery plants into the Platform 2 sinks and refreshed seasonal containers.

29/07/2026

https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/news/yorkshire-dales-explorer-1-august-2026/

The Yorkshire Dales Explorer is a twice a day all-year-round Saturday service that operates between Rochdale, Manchester, Bolton, Blackburn, the Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales with connections onto the Settle Carlisle Railway.

24/07/2026

Please note that this week's Yorkshire Dales Explorer services will start and terminate at Blackburn due to train crew shortages. Craig Ward Settle Carlisle Railway CRP

23/07/2026

21/07/2026

https://communityraillancashire.co.uk/news/yorkshire-dales-explorer-25-july-2026/

The Yorkshire Dales Explorer is a twice a day all-year-round Saturday service that operates between Rochdale, Manchester, Bolton, Blackburn, the Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales with connections onto the Settle Carlisle Railway.