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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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Route Closure between Victoria and Stalybridge, July & August 2021

Posted on January 28, 2021 by admin

“Major step forward for rail between Greater Manchester and Yorkshire” [Press release from Network Rail, 28th January 2021, follows] Rail improvements announced for Greater Manchester as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) boost to Northern economy Improvements require 16-day … Continue reading →

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Temporary Service Reduction from 1st February

Posted on January 28, 2021 by admin

During the first lockdown passenger numbers fell to about 5% of normal levels. Over the summer passenger numbers rose to about 30% of normal levels but are now (January 2021) back in the 5-10% range. Following a request from the … Continue reading →

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Two Trains Per Hour for Marsden & Slaithwaite?

Posted on January 20, 2021 by admin

Manchester Recovery Task Force Public Consultation A  consultation on improving the performance on the rail network in and around Manchester has been launched. The press release from the DfT (below) sets out why this is being done, but basically it’s with … Continue reading →

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