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Strikes, Monday 8th, Wednesday 10th & Friday 12th January

Posted on January 3, 2018 by admin

Please see details about next weeks planned train strike (Mon 8th, Wed 10th, Fri 12th) https://be803fe5c416e39d38ae-aa21086260d3bd4e072d597fe09c2e80.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/images/disruption-timetables/2018-01-08/Huddersfield—Stalybridge-buses.pdf Replacement buses between Stalybridge & Huddersfield, hourly but finish in early evening. Two months after asking, we still don’t know whether they call at … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year on the Railways

Posted on January 2, 2018 by admin

Another new year, another fare increase. It’s 3.4% on average, although there is quite a bit of variation within that. Individual fares may increase by more or less than that. Only a cynic would suggest that it’s fares on busy … Continue reading →

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“Rail operators promise big improvements for West Yorkshire in 2018”

Posted on December 31, 2017 by admin

Not sure that reducing the peak hour service at Marsden and Slaithwaite to satisfy a silly obsession with running lots of short trains between Leeds and Manchester counts as one of the improvements. [Article from the Yorkshire Evening Post,  30 … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Eve debacle

Posted on December 27, 2017 by admin

Those of you who travelled, or attempted to travel, on Christmas Eve this year may have noticed that half our trains were cancelled. Christmas Eve this year was on a Sunday. Apparently there were 73 cancellations on Northern Rail, plus … Continue reading →

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