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Train services

Travelling by train would be our preferred way of getting both to and from the route. If you were to leave a car in Barrow-in-Furness for example, it’s a lengthy journey back there from Sunderland.

Train services leave the West Coast mainline at Lancaster and Carlisle for Barrow and join the East Coast mainline at Newcastle from Sunderland. There are also stations at Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Oxenholme, Kirkby Stephen, Bishop Auckland and Durham, and for the Whitby option, at Darlington, Great Ayton, Danby and Whitby itself.

Virgin, TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and GNER seem to be the principal train operators and they all carry bicycles, albeit in limited numbers. Northern Rail for example has just two spaces on their trains and these are available on a first come, first served basis. The other operators require reservations to be made in advance but at no charge. The National Rail Enquiries website has more details about this (click-on Passenger Services and then Cyclists) and a Quick Journey Planner facility. Alternatively you can call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (Lo-call) and ask at your local staffed station.








For those living closer to Manchester, TransPennine Express runs direct services to Barrow-in-Furness from Manchester Airport / Manchester stations and from Newcastle back to these stations. Bicycles go free on TPE services (officially only two per train though), but reservations at least 24 hours in advance are required by calling 0845 600 1674.

On the trainline website you can check train times and buy tickets (but not reserve bicycle spaces).

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