Tag Archives: Transpennine Route Upgrade

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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Disabled Access at Marsden Station: Updated 02/11/2019

Posted on September 29, 2019 by admin

Slaithwaite & Marsden Action on Rail Transport is concerned to learn that the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) will not, contrary to previous expectations, provide full disabled access to Marsden station. It had been understood that the Northern Hub proposals, and … Continue reading →

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“Yorkshire campaign group urges Network Rail to reap benefits of electrification across trans-Pennine route”

Posted on August 21, 2019 by admin

[from the Yorkshire Post, 22nd August 2019] Rail bosses behind the £2.9bn upgrade of the trans-Pennine line have been urged by campaigners to “reap the benefits” of electrification across the vital route between York and Manchester. Network Rail announced this … Continue reading →

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“Public asked for their views on major £2.9bn rail upgrades across West Yorkshire”

Posted on August 20, 2019 by admin

[from the Yorkshire Post, 20 August 2019] Network Rail is to consult with the community and businesses in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, as plans for a major upgrade of the Transpennine line move into the next stage. Planning for the Transpennine … Continue reading →

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