Category Archives: METRO/WYCA

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport Update – September 2025 

Posted on September 9, 2025 by admin

We’re one week into the line closure – three weeks to go! Closures: Further detail can be on the SMART or TPE websites. All being well, things should be back to normal from Monday 29th September – though direct trains from Slaithwaite and Marsden to … Continue reading →

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Government told to end the cycle of broken promises on transport for Yorkshire

Posted on December 31, 2020 by admin

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has called on the Government to break the cycle of broken promises to the region and give certainty over future rail investment. In a letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the Combined Authority asks the … Continue reading →

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West Yorkshire Rail Strategy, November 2020

Posted on November 12, 2020 by admin

West Yorkshire Combined Authority have published, as part of the agenda papers for their Transport Committee on 18th November, their West Yorkshire Rail Strategy https://westyorkshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s17803/Item%2010%20-%20Appendix%201.pdf It’s all a bit generic, with little to say about specific routes or locations. It … Continue reading →

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WYCA Kirklees Consultation Transport Committee, 21 October 2020

Posted on October 21, 2020 by admin

Cllr Rob Walker, Chair of SMART, was able to ask questions at the WYCA Kirklees Consultation Transport Committee meeting held on 21st October. The main question focused on the plans to mitigate difficulties for travellers from Slaithwaite & Marsden stations … Continue reading →

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