Category Archives: Marsden

Funding bid for ramp at Marsden station rejected

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin

The Department for Transport has announced its Access for All funding allocations and Kirklees Council’s bid for a ramp installation at Marsden station was not successful. No bids supported by Northern Rail were successful. The only successful bid in Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Northern Rail brings in more carriages to ease Huddersfield rail overcrowding

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

From the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 7th December 2011 MORE carriages are to be introduced on train services through Huddersfield – in a bid to end overcrowding. And the move, due to be implemented next Monday, has been welcomed by an … Continue reading →

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Railway boozers warned to behave on Real Ale Trail in Huddersfield after unruly behaviour on the tracks

Posted on December 7, 2011 by admin

From the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 7th December 2011   BOOZERS on the railway Real Ale Trail are being warned to behave. Unruly behaviour has prompted police to issue a warning about the conduct of those following the Real Ale Trail … Continue reading →

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Electrification of Leeds to Manchester Railway Line Welcomed by Rail Users Group

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

  The Stalybridge to Huddersfield Line Rail Users’ Group (SHRUG) welcomes the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that  the Manchester to Leeds Rail line is to be electrified.  It will speed up journeys between these great northern cities … Continue reading →

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