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Weather disruption: 28 January – 30 January 2015

Posted on January 28, 2015 by admin

Weather Warning : 28 January – 30 January 2015 28th January 2015 Customers are advised to check before they travel due to the weather warnings of potentially extreme conditions over the next few days. Reports of snow and high winds … Continue reading →

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“Is seven-mile Marsden to Greenfield train journey still the most expensive in the UK?”

Posted on January 15, 2015 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner,Thursday 15th January 2015] Passengers on one of Britain’s most expensive rail routes are calling for a fairer pricing system. At £5.90 (84p per mile) a seven-mile single trans-Pennine trip from Greenfield to Marsden is still … Continue reading →

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New passenger information screens

Posted on January 12, 2015 by admin

Metro said that passenger information screens would be installed at Marsden and Slaithwaite during January and February 2015, and now it appears to be happening. Metro are providing the funding. This is the screen which has been erected on the … Continue reading →

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“Alcohol ban on rowdy trains from Teesside to York”

Posted on December 6, 2014 by admin

Perhaps something that could be tried on the ale trail? [from the BBC website, 6th December 2014] A booze ban was in force on four Saturday train services from Teesside to York after a rise in complaints on anti-social behaviour. … Continue reading →

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