Category Archives: Northern Rail

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“Huddersfield train users face massive disruption as £20m rail revamp set to start”

Posted on September 3, 2012 by admin

    [from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner 3rd September 2012] A MASSIVE upgrade to the rail network will disrupt 270,000 passenger journeys across the Pennines next month. Rail operators First Transpennine Express are suspending their services from Huddersfield to Manchester … Continue reading →

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Northern Rail gain a franchise extension

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

The Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a continuation of Northern Rail’s Northern Franchise. Northern will continue to operate local and regional rail services across the north of England until 1 April 2014. Ian Bevan, Managing Director, Northern Rail said: … Continue reading →

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Replacement bus services, Sundays from 1st April

Posted on March 28, 2012 by admin

There will be no Sunday trains at Slaithwaite and Marsden from 1st April. The information is available, via Metro or Northern Rail’s timetables, but not particularly easy to find and rather vague as to where the replacement buses call. Why? … Continue reading →

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New Ticket regime imposed by Northern on Valley Passengers

Posted on March 12, 2012 by admin

Travellers beware, Northern changes the rules.  For 8 years, since the inception of Northern Rail as the principal affordable means of travel between Slaithwaite, Marsden and the rest of the world, one has been able to but a ticket on … Continue reading →

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