Category Archives: Marsden

Strike Action, Monday 26th & Thursday 29th March

Posted on March 25, 2018 by admin

Please see details about next weeks planned train strike (Mon 26th & Thursday 29th) https://be803fe5c416e39d38ae-aa21086260d3bd4e072d597fe09c2e80.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/images/disruption-timetables/2018-03-26/Manchester—Huddersfield.pdf Replacement buses between Stalybridge & Huddersfield, hourly but finish in early evening. SMART takes no view on the merits or otherwise of the positions taken … Continue reading →

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Planning applications submitted to extend platforms at Slaithwaite and Marsden

Posted on March 21, 2018 by admin

Planning applications submitted to extend platforms at Slaithwaite and Marsden As part of the timetable changes (the planning application describes these as “improvements”) to be introduced in Winter 2018/9 Northern are seeking to increase the number of coaches on local … Continue reading →

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Engineering Works, 14th to 29th April

Posted on March 7, 2018 by admin

Buses replace trains between Stalybridge and Victoria on weekdays 16th to 27th April. Buses replace trains between Huddersfield and Victoria on weekends 14/15, 21/22 & 28/29 April. At the moment we do not know whether Northern will also withdraw some … Continue reading →

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An Old Timetable, from 1991

Posted on February 8, 2018 by admin

Here’s an old timetable, from 1991. It’s interesting to make a comparison with the proposed timetable to take effect from May 2018. What’s clear is that any commuters from Marsden and (especially) Slaithwaite in the Manchester direction will suffer a … Continue reading →

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