Lancashire train journey named as one of Britain's best (From Chorley Citizen)

Taking this route is not much fun if you have to do it regularly. It's very slow, it passes between rubbish-strewn embankments, scrapyards and derelict industrial sites and is usually covered by clapped out and uncomfortable Pacer trains.
Much more scenic is the line between Clitheroe and Bolton and from Easter Sunday and every Sunday one can travel the most scenic route in England - up through the Ribble Valley to Hellifield and the Settle- Carlisle Line using the Lancashire DalesRail train. If you haven't done you've missed a treat.

Having explored the various train journeys from Blackburn on weekends I cannot agree with Michaels Williams regarding this particular route and find myself echoing Noiticers opinion, although I must declare a bias.
My parents live on the outskirts of Carlisle and for me, the Sunday DalesRail journey is a chance of a family lunch.
However, I kept seeing a familiar face on the station in Blackburn and fell into conversation with him regarding his reason for being on that train. It turns out that he was an avid fell-walker and loved the way that the train offered the chance to ramble. Whether you like to wander, lonely as a cloud, or in droves, like sheep, it's all there.
I only wish that train would stop in Penrith, a lovely place to explore, but it doesn't.
Be warned though, it tends to rain a lot up there and as malicious rumour has it, children are born wearing wellies and a mac.
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DalesRail walks begin on Easter Sunday and run throughout the Summer so you have a chance to 'do' them all or just have a bit of fresh air in the middle of nowhere. Lookup DaleRail online and download the pdf.

Me? I'll be going 'home' for some of my Mums' cooking.

im a little spider and those big trains go too fast

The trains are dirty and stink. The track side is littered with rubbish. The delapidated run down industrial lanscape in places is depressing - and that's only the bit that runs through Blackburn!
This has to be one of the worst lines in the country - and that's before you even consider some of the intimidating yobs that frequent the trains.

This writer must have been blindfolded, Its a terrible journey , One of the worst id say, you can get to Barcelona quicker than Blackpool,

When did this person take the train journey? 50 years ago when there was a decent train service ? Certainly not recently - if the title had been the 10 worst train journeys I would have believed it.

Pathetic service

Filthy trains

Rubbish strewn embankments

Sounds like he needs to go to S***savers

PS who puts the words in the box at the bottom -Fast-them - not approriate for this slow train service