Category Archives: weekend rail services

Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport Update – May 2025 

Posted on May 21, 2025 by admin

Thanks to everyone who spoke to us at the Slaithwaite Community Event on Saturday. Here are the latest updates from SMART. Transpennine Route Consultation and SMART Open Meeting: we have been informed that the Transpennine Route Upgrade team intend to consult … Continue reading →

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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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Timetable Changes, weekend of 17/18 May

Posted on May 13, 2025 by admin

The bus replacements for the forthcoming weekend, 17/18 May and several subsequent weekends (but not the bank holiday weekend). Stopping trains will be running between Manchester (but via Victoria not Piccadilly direct) and Huddersfield. Bus replacement east of Huddersfield towards … Continue reading →

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Timetable Changes, weekends of 26/27 April and 3/4 May

Posted on April 24, 2025 by admin

A reminder about weekend closures and bus replacement. Note that a section of the A670 Uppermill High Street underneath Uppermill Viaduct will be closed between 6AM on Saturday 26 April and 11AM on Sunday 27 April to accommodate track renewal … Continue reading →

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