Tag Archives: Marsden

All The 1999 Plans Which Never Happened

Posted on February 28, 2020 by admin

It’s eight years since the what is currently called the Transpennine Route Upgrade was approved in principle. In those eight years, no construction work has started, no consultation has taken place with some of the communities and passengers most affected, … Continue reading →

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Upgrades across Pennines needed now (no use waiting decades for high speed)

Posted on February 26, 2020 by admin

[Press release issued by Halifax & District Rail Action Group, on behalf of Stalybridge to Huddersfield Rail Users’ Group (SHRUG) and others. SMART is part (one third, to be precise) of SHRUG)] Campaigners in West Yorkshire are extremely concerned about … Continue reading →

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Proposed Timetable Changes for May 2020

Posted on February 10, 2020 by admin

This is subject to all the usual caveats. Nothing becomes official until 12 weeks before the timetable change. An early edition of May 2020 timetable can be found at http://www.railwaydata.co.uk/timetables/May20/timetable.php?table=83 As expected there are few major changes – those took … Continue reading →

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First Month of the New Timetable

Posted on February 4, 2020 by admin

It’s now a bit more than a month into the new timetable, and how well has it worked? The actual timetable has good things which weren’t there before, such as a half hourly peak service with some of those trains … Continue reading →

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