Category Archives: Campaigning

Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport Update – April 2025 

Posted on May 16, 2025 by admin

Station performance: Slaithwaite and Marsden stations continue to have the worst rail service based on punctuality and cancellations in the country by some measurements with them being 2,541st and 2,445th respectively out of 2,635 stations [Source: www.ontimetrains.co.uk]. This puts them both in the bottom 10%. Kirklees … Continue reading →

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Summary of SMART Survey Responses 2025

Posted on April 14, 2025 by admin

Colne Valley rail users give just 2.5 stars to their rail service – after 343 peopleresponded to SMART survey in February 2025 The three most travelled to destinations were Leeds (52%), Manchester (26%) andHuddersfield (13%) The top three issues raised … Continue reading →

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Communities like Slaithwaite have not been consulted properly over the Transpennine Route Upgrade – Yorkshire Post Letters

Posted on March 7, 2025 by admin

[This is the letter we were prompted to send to the Yorkshire Post, published in the print edition on 26 February, following a series of articles and an editorial regarding the Transpennine Route Upgrade] With reference to the articles and … Continue reading →

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What do we want the Transpennine Route Upgrade to deliver for us?

Posted on February 3, 2025 by admin

Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport has just launched a survey of rail users in the area – which can be found at the link below – as we want to gather views on i) the recent timetable change … Continue reading →

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