Category Archives: Slaithwaite

“Too little too late … the trains are still horrendous near Huddersfield”

Posted on June 1, 2018 by admin

“Too little too late … the trains are still horrendous near Huddersfield” [From the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 31 May 2018] A train firm’s apology for its disastrous performance over the past two weeks, is “too little, too late”, a rail … Continue reading →

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New Timetable, ten days in

Posted on May 29, 2018 by admin

So, ten days of the new timetable, and it was to be hoped that it would have settled down by now, and that TPE and Northern would be operating a service similar to the one in the published timetable. It … Continue reading →

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Travelling from Slaithwaite to Sheffield?

Posted on May 29, 2018 by admin

The new timetable changes are creating some fare anomalies. Anyone travelling from Slaithwaite to Barnsley or Sheffield would, until the timetable change, have changed at Huddersfield on to a Penistone line train. Off-peak return cost to Sheffield £10.60. National Rail’s … Continue reading →

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New Timetable Information, effective from 20th May

Posted on May 14, 2018 by admin

The timetable changes taking place on 20th May 2018 are the biggest change in a generation. Whether they are an improvement for you or a deterioration (we suspect more of the latter than the former), for everyone they will be … Continue reading →

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