Category Archives: Slaithwaite

“Real Ale trail has become ‘a monster’ according to CAMRA expert Bob Tomlinson”

Posted on April 4, 2013 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 4th April 2013] A BEER expert has labelled the Transpennine Real Ale Trail as “a  monster”. Writing in the latest edition of Ale Talk, the real ale magazine of   Huddersfield Camra, editor Bob Tomlinson … Continue reading →

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This week’s railway anniversaries

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

It’s the 50th anniversary of the Beeching Report this week, but there’s another significant railway anniversary this week. It’s the 7th anniversary of Northern Rail’s promise to repair the faulty PA system on Slaithwaite and Marsden stations.

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First Trans-Pennine Express and Northern franchises to be extended

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

The two rail operators serving Huddersfield will continue for a further two  years. Franchises run by First Trans-Pennine Express (FTPE) and Northern Rail were due to end in 2014 but will now be extended until April, 2016, Transport Secretary Patrick  … Continue reading →

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“Slaithwaite Station bounced back after Beeching axe”

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

[From the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 28th March 2013] (l to r) Tim O’Connor, Vicky Minton, Julie  Devall and Paul Salveson TODAY marks exactly 50 years since the controversial Beeching Report recommended closing 2,000 railway stations nationwide. Those that faced the … Continue reading →

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