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Engineering works, Sundays 6th April to 4th May 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by admin

Buses replace trains between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge for the next 5  Sundays (6th April to 4th May inclusive). A revised timetable will be in operation with trains running between Huddersfield and Stalybridge only. http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/trackworks/0102a_Huddersfield-Manchester.pdf Although the timetable shows connecting … Continue reading →

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New passenger information screens

Posted on March 30, 2015 by admin

Installed and working at Slaithwaite. Don’t yet know what the delay is with installing them at Marsden.New passenger information screens, providing more or less accurate information about destinations of trains, delays and cancellations. Unfortunately this picture shows up one of the … Continue reading →

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Re-franchising of Northern and TransPennine Express – Invitation to Tender published

Posted on March 6, 2015 by admin

The Department for Transport has now published their requirements for the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises in the form of Invitations To Tender. They have also published a Stakeholder Briefing Document, which summarises the responses received to the consultation and … Continue reading →

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Engineering works, Sundays 8th, 15th & 22nd March 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by admin

Buses replace trains between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge for the next 3 Sundays (8th, 15th & 22nd March). A revised timetable will be in operation with trains running between Huddersfield and Stalybridge only. Although the timetable shows connecting buses at … Continue reading →

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