Category Archives: Slaithwaite

“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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No trains next Sunday, probably

Posted on March 12, 2013 by admin

Next Sunday, 17th March, trains are replaced by buses, or at least we think they are.   The National Rail website refers only to engineering work between Manchester and Stalybridge, and to buses replacing trains between Victoria and Stalybridge, and … Continue reading →

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“Slaithwaite Railway Station celebrates the 30th anniversary of its reopening”

Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 17th December 2012] The re-opening of a railway station which put a village back on the map was celebrated on Saturday. Villagers turned out for a celebration of the reopening of Slaithwaite Station in December … Continue reading →

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“Special celebration this weekend to mark 30 years since Slaithwaite station reopened”

Posted on December 14, 2012 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 14th December 2012] 　 A CELEBRATION will be staged this weekend to mark the 30th anniversary of the re-opening of Slaithwaite railway station. The original station was on the old London & North Western Railway … Continue reading →

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