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Next meeting of SMART

The next meeting of SMART will be at the Commercial, Slaithwaite at 7.15pm on Wednesday 9th January.

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Enough is enough say rail campaigners

A press release from Railfuture, which is the UK’s leading independent organisation campaigning for better rail services for both passengers and freight.   On the 2nd of January, rail fares will rise above inflation for the tenth year in a row. … Continue reading

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“Slaithwaite Railway Station celebrates the 30th anniversary of its reopening”

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 17th December 2012] The re-opening of a railway station which put a village back on the map was celebrated on Saturday. Villagers turned out for a celebration of the reopening of Slaithwaite Station in December … Continue reading

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TravelWatch surveys Northern Rail services

TravelWatch NorthWest, (TWNW), the independent passenger champion in North West England, today (14th December) launches a report analysing 100 journeys made on Northern Rail’s services over the last few months. The report shows that passengers are largely content with their travel … Continue reading

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