Author Archives: admin

“Huddersfield commuters struggle with overcrowding on local rail services”

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 25th July 2013] Thousands of rail passengers are being forced to travel on overcrowded trains. And a Huddersfield rail expert believes things are getting worse. Peter Marshall warned: “You get on a train in Huddersfield … Continue reading

Posted in Transpennine Express | Tagged | Leave a comment

A timely warning about the dangers of trespassing on the railway tracks

Crackdown on area’s rail trespassers – Video and pictures of people risking their lives   Police would like to identify the man pictured in the attached images (http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/crackdown-huddersfield-rail-trespassers—5315742) after he was caught on camera trespassing on the tracks near Horbury signal … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

“Man died after being struck by train at Marsden Railway Station”

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 5th July 2013] A man died after being struck by a train at Marsden Railway Station. The tragedy happened only yards from the village station. It was the third such tragedy on the same stretch of … Continue reading

Posted in Marsden | Leave a comment

“Ale Trail back on right track”

[comment in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 1st July 2013] AT last, it seems a semblance of reality has returned to the Real Ale Trail. The day trip by train that turned into a monster has turned full circle. A combination … Continue reading

Posted in Marsden, Real Ale Trail, Slaithwaite | Tagged , , | Leave a comment