Category Archives: Marsden

“Over 900 cancelled trains in six months for Colne Valley communities”

Posted on November 30, 2018 by admin

We had hesitated before publishing this on our website, because we were uncomfortable about describing TPE as “sacrificing” passengers at our stations. Since TPE have effectively confirmed in the Manchester Evening News (30/11/2018), we no longer have any doubts so … Continue reading →

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The Worst in the Entire Country

Posted on November 9, 2018 by admin

There’s a website www.ontimetrains.co.uk which ranks stations by a performance score, which is calculated based on service punctuality and cancellation frequency. So, on the list of worst of all 2,615 stations in Great Britain for punctuality and cancellations, taken over the past … Continue reading →

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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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