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“Ticket gates plan for Huddersfield railway station”

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 6th December 2012, followed by a comment which we couldn’t improve on, from Peter Marshall. chairman of the Huddersfield Penistone Sheffield Rail Users’ Association] FARE-DODGERS have had their day at Huddersfield railway station. Rail bosses … Continue reading

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“Drunken reveller seconds from being hit by train after falling on to tracks at Huddersfield Railway Station”

Just as well this happened at Huddersfield where the train driver was able to stop, not at Slaithwaite with express trains passing through at 75mph. [from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 2nd October 2012] A DRUNKEN man came within seconds of … Continue reading

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“Multi-million pound investment planned for Huddersfield Railway Station”

from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 18th July 2012 HUDDERSFIELD Railway Station is in line for a major expansion – as villagers step up their campaign for a new stop in the Colne Valley. Transport secretary Justine Greening announced that the … Continue reading

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Automatic Ticket Barriers to be installed at Huddersfield

PASSENGERS SET TO BENEFIT AS TEN MORE STATIONS SECURE SHARE OF £100M IMPROVEMENT FUND   [From a press release from Network Rail, Tuesday 29 May] Passengers are set to benefit from a further £15m of improvements to stations across England … Continue reading

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