Category Archives: Campaigning

SMART Response to Consultation on New Timetable Patterns

Posted on February 24, 2021 by admin

The following is a summary of the SMART response to the Manchester Recovery Taskforce consultation published on 14 January 2021 The consultation aims to simplify train service patterns around Manchester in order to improve reliability. It is based on using … Continue reading →

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Welcome for new climate goals: campaigners say now’s time to start rail electrification… 

Posted on December 30, 2020 by admin

and call on MPs to convince the Treasury Rail campaigners have the recent announcement by the Prime Minister of enhanced targets for greenhouse gas reductions, to be a 68% cut by 2030, but now call for action. Local groups say … Continue reading →

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Greenfield Rail Action Group – “Rail campaign group to continue their battle”

Posted on December 30, 2020 by admin

[from the Oldham Evening Chronicle, 14 December 2020] Despite the pandemic, the campaigning Greenfield Rail Action Group (GRAG) have set an agenda to continue their battle for better services at Oldham’s only mainline rail station. The group say since March travellers have been … Continue reading →

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Transpennine Route Upgrade Delayed Again

Posted on December 4, 2020 by admin

The decision for approval of the scope and funding for the Transpennine Route Upgrade has been quietly put back a further 6 months. This is revealed in a letter from the Department for Transport to Huddersfield Civic Society, published at … Continue reading →

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