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TravelWatch surveys Northern Rail services

Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin

TravelWatch NorthWest, (TWNW), the independent passenger champion in North West England, today (14th December) launches a report analysing 100 journeys made on Northern Rail’s services over the last few months. The report shows that passengers are largely content with their travel … Continue reading →

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“Ticket gates plan for Huddersfield railway station”

Posted on December 10, 2012 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 6th December 2012, followed by a comment which we couldn’t improve on, from Peter Marshall. chairman of the Huddersfield Penistone Sheffield Rail Users’ Association] FARE-DODGERS have had their day at Huddersfield railway station. Rail bosses … Continue reading →

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“Huddersfield rail passengers’ misery as landslide sparks delays”

Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 13th November 2012 RAIL passengers travelling across the Pennines were hit by a string of delays after a landslip caused signal problems which forced services to be suspended. Yesterday, following a weekend of disruption on … Continue reading →

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October closure – timetable now published

Posted on October 2, 2012 by admin

The timetable for replacement buses has now been published, for the week of 27th October to 4th November when the railway line is closed for engineering works at Stalybridge. In spite of the best efforts of local councillors and Jason … Continue reading →

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