Today I took a round trip from Morpeth to Carlisle, then over the Seattle-Carlisle line to Leeds, (well replacement bus as far as Armathwaite), Northern train from Leeds to York then back on VTEC to Morpeth. A very worthwhile trip and thoroughly recommended. Special Round Robin Rover tickets can be bought from Newcastle, sadly not valid from Morpeth. I got off at Dent station and tried to walk over the moors to the next station, passing the Ribblehead Viaduct, but sadly, having chosen the hottest day of the year, I got a bit dehydrated and was obliged to return to Dent, grateful to a passing motorist who gave me a lift back along the road section and up the very steep hill to the station. At Leeds, yet another problem with the CIS as I waited for my train to York. It’s actually the CrossCountry train to Plymouth waiting by the CIS display saying it is the Northern Rail to York, much to the bewilderment of waiting passengers. And at York, the VTEC was running late meaning I was in danger of missing the bus back to Bedlington and have another hour to wait to get home. But the conductor of the train in front, similarly running late, let me take that train so at least I got to Newcastle ok, and got a bus from there, arriving home not too much later than my scheduled time.
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