Category Archives: Transpennine Express

First Transpennine Express

“Huddersfield rail passengers’ misery as landslide sparks delays”

Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 13th November 2012 RAIL passengers travelling across the Pennines were hit by a string of delays after a landslip caused signal problems which forced services to be suspended. Yesterday, following a weekend of disruption on … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Rail, October 2012 closure, Transpennine Express | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

“Drunken reveller seconds from being hit by train after falling on to tracks at Huddersfield Railway Station”

Posted on October 2, 2012 by admin

Just as well this happened at Huddersfield where the train driver was able to stop, not at Slaithwaite with express trains passing through at 75mph. [from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 2nd October 2012] A DRUNKEN man came within seconds of … Continue reading →

Posted in Huddersfield Railway Station, Northern Rail, Real Ale Trail, Transpennine Express | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Railway boozers warned to behave on Real Ale Trail in Huddersfield after unruly behaviour on the tracks

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

From the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 7th December 2011   BOOZERS on the railway Real Ale Trail are being warned to behave. Unruly behaviour has prompted police to issue a warning about the conduct of those following the Real Ale Trail … Continue reading →

Posted in Marsden, Northern Rail, Real Ale Trail, Slaithwaite, Transpennine Express | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

New service proposals, Comment from SMART

Posted on October 6, 2011 by admin

The Northern and Trans-Pennine rail franchises are due to be re-awarded in April 2014 (without going into detail there is some flexibility as to the exact date, but this looks the most likely) and the Department for Transport (with advice … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigning, METRO/WYCA, Northern Hub, Rail Strategy, services, SHRUG, Slaithwaite, Transpennine Express | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment