Walk over Ribblehead Viaduct

On 28 Apr 2007 04:09:07 -0700, Lakeuk <[email hidden]> wrote:

|!Report in my local Westmorland Gazette that Network Rail and FoSCL are
|!organising a open day at Ribblehead Viaduct which will allow up 2000
|!people to take guided walks over the viaduct, report says tickets are
|!available at www.ribbleheadwalk.co.uk, looked on the website and they
|!are charging ?15 for a ticket (gulp!!).
|!
|!Can understand if there was a minor charge to cover any risk of
|!liability but at ?15 it looks like a easy way for them to make ?30,000

Booked, it is a good cause anyway :-)
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Lakeuk <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Report in my local Westmorland Gazette that Network Rail and FoSCL are
organising a open day at Ribblehead Viaduct which will allow up 2000
people to take guided walks over the viaduct, report says tickets are
available at www.ribbleheadwalk.co.uk, looked on the website and they
are charging £15 for a ticket (gulp!!).

Can understand if there was a minor charge to cover any risk of
liability but at £15 it looks like a easy way for them to make £30,000

Dave

I vaguely remember many years ago a circular walk from Ribblehead over
Whernside which returned via the path which runs alongside the line as
far as the viaduct, and agonising whether to trespass across the
viaduct, but I think we chickened out....
:-)
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"Lakeuk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Report in my local Westmorland Gazette that Network Rail and FoSCL are
organising a open day at Ribblehead Viaduct which will allow up 2000
people to take guided walks over the viaduct, report says tickets are
available at www.ribbleheadwalk.co.uk, looked on the website and they
are charging £15 for a ticket (gulp!!).

Can understand if there was a minor charge to cover any risk of
liability but at £15 it looks like a easy way for them to make £30,000

Dave

Could try turning up on the day clutching a fiver, and make them an offer.
Even if not successful, still a beautiful part of the country for a walk.
Ron

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:33:04 +0100, "Ron Wood" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

|!"Lakeuk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
|!news:[email hidden]...
|!Report in my local Westmorland Gazette that Network Rail and FoSCL are
|!organising a open day at Ribblehead Viaduct which will allow up 2000
|!people to take guided walks over the viaduct, report says tickets are
|!available at www.ribbleheadwalk.co.uk, looked on the website and they
|!are charging ?15 for a ticket (gulp!!).
|!
|!Can understand if there was a minor charge to cover any risk of
|!liability but at ?15 it looks like a easy way for them to make ?30,000
|!
|!Dave
|!
|!Could try turning up on the day clutching a fiver, and make them an offer.
|!Even if not successful, still a beautiful part of the country for a walk.

Being more or less a local, I would expect them to sell 2,000 tickets
@GBP15 with No Problems.
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:33:04 +0100, "Ron Wood" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

|!"Lakeuk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
|!news:[email hidden]...
|!Report in my local Westmorland Gazette that Network Rail and FoSCL are
|!organising a open day at Ribblehead Viaduct which will allow up 2000
|!people to take guided walks over the viaduct, report says tickets are
|!available at www.ribbleheadwalk.co.uk, looked on the website and they
|!are charging ?15 for a ticket (gulp!!).
|!
|!Can understand if there was a minor charge to cover any risk of
|!liability but at ?15 it looks like a easy way for them to make ?30,000
|!
|!Dave
|!
|!Could try turning up on the day clutching a fiver, and make them an
offer.
|!Even if not successful, still a beautiful part of the country for a
walk.

Being more or less a local, I would expect them to sell 2,000 tickets
@GBP15 with No Problems.

Still pretty steep to walk less than 1/2 mile on network rail property
though;-) What's a fine nowadays;-)
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C R Fishwick said:

Still pretty steep to walk less than 1/2 mile on network rail property
though;-) What's a fine nowadays;-)

As expensive as rail fares are, it's a bit ridiculous that it costs even
more to go walking class!

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Simon Challands said:

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C R Fishwick said:

Still pretty steep to walk less than 1/2 mile on network rail property
though;-) What's a fine nowadays;-)

As expensive as rail fares are, it's a bit ridiculous that it costs even
more to go walking class!

Good training, though.
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Booked, it is a good cause anyway :-) ?
How is the money divided (ie how much Foscl and Network Rail ?)

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On 28 Apr 2007 04:09:07 -0700, Lakeuk <[email hidden]> wrote:

|!Report in my local Westmorland Gazette that Network Rail and FoSCL are
|!organising a open day at Ribblehead Viaduct which will allow up 2000
|!people to take guided walks over the viaduct, report says tickets are
|!available at www.ribbleheadwalk.co.uk, looked on the website and they
|!are charging ?15 for a ticket (gulp!!).
|!
|!Can understand if there was a minor charge to cover any risk of
|!liability but at ?15 it looks like a easy way for them to make ?30,000

Booked, it is a good cause anyway :-)
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