Tag Archives: Slaithwaite

The Worst in the Entire Country

Posted on November 9, 2018 by admin

There’s a website www.ontimetrains.co.uk which ranks stations by a performance score, which is calculated based on service punctuality and cancellation frequency. So, on the list of worst of all 2,615 stations in Great Britain for punctuality and cancellations, taken over the past … Continue reading →

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New Timetable from 9th December 2018

Posted on November 5, 2018 by admin

New timetables now online at https://be803fe5c416e39d38ae-aa21086260d3bd4e072d597fe09c2e80.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/images/timetables/2018-11/december-may/Northern-25-web-1018-28pp.pdf and https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables The main changes are that the Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds stopping service (the one that calls at Greenfield  and Marsden) is to be split into a Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield service (which … Continue reading →

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TPE’s Idea of “Good Service On Most Of Our Network”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by admin

It’s things like this that make it difficult for SMART to say nice things about Transpennine Express. A total of 20 cancellations, all of trains serving Slaithwaite and/or Marsden, on Saturday 3rd November. None of this is because the line … Continue reading →

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Mark Wylie: “Welcome to TransPennine Express – a passenger’s long wait for a semi-reliable service”

Posted on October 10, 2018 by admin

Mark Wylie: Welcome to TransPennine Express – a passenger’s long wait for a semi-reliable service [from the Yorkshire Post, 10 October 2018] I have been commuting from West Yorkshire to Manchester for over 25 years. For the past three years, … Continue reading →

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