Category Archives: October 2012 closure

October closure

The October closure has now been and gone, and any passengers travelling to or from Manchester should have seen the difference at Stalybridge station. When the two new platforms are fully operational, which should be from the December timetable change, … Continue reading

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“Huddersfield rail passengers’ misery as landslide sparks delays”

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 13th November 2012 RAIL passengers travelling across the Pennines were hit by a string of delays after a landslip caused signal problems which forced services to be suspended. Yesterday, following a weekend of disruption on … Continue reading

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Normal Service Has Been Resumed

After a week of closure, trains should now be running normally.  

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October closure

A reminder that there will be no trains at Marsden and Slaithwaite (with one exception, 0648 from Marsden, 0652 from Slaithwaite, Monday to Friday only) until the normal service resumes on Monday 5th November. Replacement buses run along Manchester Road, … Continue reading

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