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“Special celebration this weekend to mark 30 years since Slaithwaite station reopened”

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 14th December 2012] 　 A CELEBRATION will be staged this weekend to mark the 30th anniversary of the re-opening of Slaithwaite railway station. The original station was on the old London & North Western Railway … Continue reading →

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Slaithwaite Community celebrates the station it got reopened

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

[comment in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 14th December 2012] IN 1968 it looked like the end of the line for Slaithwaite station. The Colne Valley village had had a railway station since 1849. Its opening, on the old London and … Continue reading →

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SMART meeting with Jason McCartney MP

Posted on December 10, 2012 by admin

SMART met with Jason McCartney MP on 21st September. Issues discussed included future service patterns, refranchising, cross-boundary fares, bus replacement during engineering works, and the impact of the ale trail.

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“Ticket gates plan for Huddersfield railway station”

Posted on December 10, 2012 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 6th December 2012, followed by a comment which we couldn’t improve on, from Peter Marshall. chairman of the Huddersfield Penistone Sheffield Rail Users’ Association] FARE-DODGERS have had their day at Huddersfield railway station. Rail bosses … Continue reading →

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