Category Archives: Campaigning

Disabled Access Update (Integrated Rail Plan November 2021)

Posted on November 30, 2021 by admin

Confirmation from the minister responsible that the Trasnpennine Route Upgrade will make all stations along the route, including Marsden, fully accessible. [with the caveat that everything in the Integrated Rail Plan is “subject to approval”, para 5.3, page 142 of … Continue reading →

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West Yorkshire Mayoral Election

Posted on April 19, 2021 by admin

We asked the candidates for the West Yorkshire mayoral election the following. In the Colne Valley we have been waiting for decades for our substandard train service to be improved. As long ago as 1999 Railtrack (as was) recognised that … Continue reading →

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SMART press release – Manchester Recovery Taskforce Consultation

Posted on February 27, 2021 by admin

At long last the Colne Valley has the opportunity to have a half-hourly train service at Marsden and Slaithwaite stations but it needs community support to make it happen. For over ten years Slaithwaite & Marsden Action on Rail Transport … Continue reading →

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SMART Response to Consultation on New Timetable Patterns

Posted on February 24, 2021 by admin

The following is a summary of the SMART response to the Manchester Recovery Taskforce consultation published on 14 January 2021 The consultation aims to simplify train service patterns around Manchester in order to improve reliability. It is based on using … Continue reading →

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