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The phantom sounds

Some travellers report that they have heard the odd announcement through the speakers at Slaithwaite  and Marsden, others wonder whether after 6 months now might be the time when Northern Rail can afford to buy new batteries. One might not … Continue reading

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High Speed or just getting there

The following is extracted from the Guardian Letters of Saturday March 13th 2010. One feels that the author could be living in Marsden or Slaithwaite rather than Littleborough. What use is a high speed train if one cannot get to … Continue reading

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A message from the Friends of Slaithwaite Station

Hi there For those of you who haven’t been to Slaithwaite station today or yesterday there is now a metal bench on the Huddersfield facing side.  We – we being the South Pennines Rail Partnership – have been running a young people’s project … Continue reading

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Does nobody care about passengers?

The following is the text of the letter received by SMART  at the end of January from Northern Rail customer relations team in Leeds Northern Rail logo Northern Customer Relations FREEPOST RLSL-ABEC-BGUU The following is th First Floor, The Travel … Continue reading

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