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Northern and TransPennine franchises – passenger research

Independent passenger watchdog Passenger Focus undertook a study with passengers on Northern and TransPennine Express services to examine their views of the current operations and to identify the issues that the new franchise should address. They have now published research … Continue reading

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“Ticket gates plan for Huddersfield railway station”

[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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“Huddersfield rail passengers’ misery as landslide sparks delays”

[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

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

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

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