Category Archives: October 2012 closure

Rail passengers experiences and priorities during engineering works

Passenger Focus has carried out new research into passengers’ views and experiences of using the railway when engineering work is disrupting the timetable. The strength of feeling against replacement buses suggests that even more effort is needed to deliver maintenance, … Continue reading

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Next meeting of SHRUG, October 2012

The next meeting of SHRUG will take place at the Diggle Hotel, Diggle, on Wednesday 3rd October 2012 at 8pm. On the agenda will be the current proposals for changes to local train services (including a report back from a recent meeting … Continue reading

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October closure – timetable now published

The timetable for replacement buses has now been published, for the week of 27th October to 4th November when the railway line is closed for engineering works at Stalybridge. In spite of the best efforts of local councillors and Jason … Continue reading

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Replacement bus services, Sundays from 16th September

There will be no Sunday trains at Slaithwaite and Marsden from 16th September. There are posters on the stations giving this information, but if you’ve gone down to either Marsden or Slaithwaite stations, then you’re already in the wrong place … Continue reading

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