Category Archives: Marsden

What next as electrification of TransPennine line officially ‘paused’ by government?

Posted on July 2, 2015 by admin

Electrification of the TransPennine route between Leeds and Manchester via Huddersfield has officially been ‘paused’. Links here to a range of articles from the BBC, Manchester Evening News and Huddersfield Daily Examiner. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-33066581 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33270586 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33268484 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-33286010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-33286270 http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/electrification-manchester-leeds-rail-line-9526158 http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/what-next-electrification-transpennine-line-9526721 http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/electrification-transpennine-rail-line-delayed-9429319 … Continue reading →

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Re-franchising of Northern and TransPennine Express – Invitation to Tender published

Posted on March 6, 2015 by admin

The Department for Transport has now published their requirements for the Northern and TransPennine Express franchises in the form of Invitations To Tender. They have also published a Stakeholder Briefing Document, which summarises the responses received to the consultation and … Continue reading →

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Weather disruption: 28 January – 30 January 2015

Posted on January 28, 2015 by admin

Weather Warning : 28 January – 30 January 2015 28th January 2015 Customers are advised to check before they travel due to the weather warnings of potentially extreme conditions over the next few days. Reports of snow and high winds … Continue reading →

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“10% rise in rail passenger numbers takes Huddersfield area past 8m journeys mark in last year”

Posted on December 6, 2014 by admin

In order to show, meaningfully, how recorded passenger numbers have changed over the years, we’ve done a helpful graph showing that numbers have more than doubled over 11 years. It’s a generally upward trend, except in 2012-13 where the lower … Continue reading →

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