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30 years of Slaithwaite station – Saturday 15th December

Posted on December 9, 2012 by admin
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Sunday train services

Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin

Unless there’s been a change of plan at short notice without the need to tell anyone – not that anything like that has or could ever happen round here – Sunday trains return from 9th December 2012.

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Slaithwaite Station 30th anniversary – request for memorabilia

Posted on November 20, 2012 by admin

  STRAINS of Happy Birthday To You could echo across the platform at Slaithwaite Station next month. The original station was shut down in 1968 as the country’s rail network was slashed under the Beeching Axe, but, after public pressure, … Continue reading →

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October closure

Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin

The October closure has now been and gone, and any passengers travelling to or from Manchester should have seen the difference at Stalybridge station. When the two new platforms are fully operational, which should be from the December timetable change, … Continue reading →

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