North Yorkshire End of Term Blast 21st July

[Julia9054]

Oh what a disaster! @woodenspoons there is definitely room for you as it looks like you are now the only participant apart from Al and I. Northern Rail are a total catastrof***k of a company and totally unfit for purpose. I can't even remember the last time i caught a train that was on time. @ColinJ and @Littgull - I'm sure we will meet up again soon.

 

[Julia9054]

@woodenspoons - meeting place will be the market square. Knaresborough is tinytown - you can't miss it!

 

[Randomnerd]

Ha! I planned to catch a train from York! And that’s a Northern service.....
At least I learned the word catastrof**k, which I will use often when planning train-based escapes, if I may?
Watching brief, and maybe I’ll join you. My Other Half works at Henshaw’s, so I’m familiar with Tiny Town.
ATB
‘Spoons

 

[Julia9054]

Billy No Mates Forum Ride!!!
Undeterred by circumstances meaning that no one was able to join us, @Almartino and I went out anyway. Due to an end of term bottle of wine being consumed last night, we set off at 10.30am and cut off the Ripon to Ripon loop making a ride of 43 miles instead of the planned 65. Took my new camera out with me for a practice before our holiday. No idea who the chap in red is chasing Al up the hill and the photos don't do justice to how beautiful the moors are up on the tops - I will have to work on my technique!

 

[ColinJ]

I was thinking of the pair of you and the ride today while I did a 51 km local ride instead. I'm glad that you still got out and enjoyed your ride.

Do it again some time when the trains are running and @Littgull is free and I'm sure we would come out to join you.

 

[Littgull]

Nice photos @Julia9054. It's a real pity the train issue prevented @ColinJ and me joining you today and we will look forward to riding your planned route with you and @Almartino another time. Glad you both had a good ride today and that the weather was favourable.

 

[Soltydog]

Do it again some time when the trains are running and @Littgull is free and I'm sure we would come out to join you.

I should have been on the ball with this thread, but as I was working & couldn't make it, I didn't follow. The RMT suspended the strike action a while ago so it was a 'normal' train service today. There are a few weeks of talks planned, so fingers crossed they come to some agreement re keeping guards/conductors (or whatever they want to call the 2nd safety critical person) It certainly doesn't look like there will be any further strike dates over the next month or so, unless the talks breakdown of course

 

[ColinJ]

Aargh!

I didn't think to check again ... Once I heard about the proposed strike, I abandoned my plan to do the ride and did something else instead.

 

[ColinJ]

I'm sorry that I missed the 'end of term blast'. Maybe some of you would care to join a few of us on THIS RIDE from Harrogate on Friday, 24th August?