Category Archives: Slaithwaite

New Timetable from 9th December 2018

Posted on November 5, 2018 by admin

New timetables now online at https://be803fe5c416e39d38ae-aa21086260d3bd4e072d597fe09c2e80.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/images/timetables/2018-11/december-may/Northern-25-web-1018-28pp.pdf and https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables The main changes are that the Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds stopping service (the one that calls at Greenfield  and Marsden) is to be split into a Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield service (which … Continue reading →

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TPE’s Idea of “Good Service On Most Of Our Network”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by admin

It’s things like this that make it difficult for SMART to say nice things about Transpennine Express. A total of 20 cancellations, all of trains serving Slaithwaite and/or Marsden, on Saturday 3rd November. None of this is because the line … Continue reading →

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Mark Wylie: “Welcome to TransPennine Express – a passenger’s long wait for a semi-reliable service”

Posted on October 10, 2018 by admin

Mark Wylie: Welcome to TransPennine Express – a passenger’s long wait for a semi-reliable service [from the Yorkshire Post, 10 October 2018] I have been commuting from West Yorkshire to Manchester for over 25 years. For the past three years, … Continue reading →

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Trans-Pennine rail £2.9bn upgrade will cause five years of route closures, longer journeys and less capacity

Posted on September 14, 2018 by admin

A letter from Network Rail to the Transport Secretary sets out some of the potential outcomes of the proposed Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), and the potential disruption during a construction period of five years.  “Communities at Ravensthorpe, Mirfield, Batley, Dewsbury, … Continue reading →

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