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Engineering works, Sundays 6th April to 4th May 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by admin

Buses replace trains between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge for the next 5  Sundays (6th April to 4th May inclusive). A revised timetable will be in operation with trains running between Huddersfield and Stalybridge only. http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/trackworks/0102a_Huddersfield-Manchester.pdf Although the timetable shows connecting … Continue reading →

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“As the number of rail passengers goes up in Huddersfield, so will the cost of a train”

Posted on December 6, 2014 by admin

Fares going up for the second time this year. It’s a bit naughty for the government to claim the credit for removing the “fares flex”, when they introduced it in the first place, but SMART welcomes the fact that they have … Continue reading →

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“Hynes seeks better trains for the North”

Posted on November 27, 2014 by admin

[from Rail Magazine, 26th November 2014] At last, some sense from a senior railway industry figure. “One of the things that really strikes me is that the gap between the quality of local services between the North and the South … Continue reading →

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“RMT launches new wave of rail protests across the North”

Posted on September 3, 2014 by admin

[Press release from the RMT union, 2 September 2014] As part of the on-going RMT campaign against cuts to jobs and services, bound up in the Government’s proposals for the future of the Northern and Trans-Pennine Express franchises, the union is … Continue reading →

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