More TransPennine Express train services will call at Slaithwaite and Marsden on Saturday 22nd February to support getting to and from the Moonraking Festival.
Please allow plenty of time to travel and check before you do using https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ or https://www.journeycheck.com/tpexpress/, as trains are expected to be busy!
A front page story in the Yorkshire Post, plus an editorial and two pages of articles about the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Some of it is behind a paywall, but for the YP it’s possible to pay for individual articles without a full subscription.
There is some interesting stuff in these articles, plus a bit of the unwarranted self-congratulation which has characterised government and Network Rail pronouncements about TRU and its various predecessor acronyms over many years.
£11.5bn plan ‘will give North a rail network to rival Elizabeth line’
Long route to getting rail network in North back on track
TransPennine Route Upgrade shows North can deliver major rail projects
TransPennine Route Upgrade will see North’s potential unleashed – Heidi Alexander
Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport has just launched a survey of rail users in the area – which can be found at the link below – as we want to gather views on
i) the recent timetable change which removed a direct Leeds service for the first time in years; and
ii) what people would like to see prioritised as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade which will be looking to rebuild our stations in the coming years.
We are concerned that these big decisions are being taken with little engagement with local people or businesses despite the disruption and significant impact on passengers.
The survey will close in 2 weeks at 5pm on Sunday 16th February 2025.
Please ask if any questions and share with others who you think will be interested.
Link to survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYidm6I09YqpVbnE9Ymhz71yCGFKfL4R_W0oHrPxFIk7dmhQ/viewform
