Tag Archives: Slaithwaite

SMART’s submission to the Transport Select Committee

Posted on August 23, 2018 by admin

Written Submission to the Transport Committee’s inquiry on Rail Timetable Changes made on behalf of Slaithwaite & Marsden Action on Rail Transport (SMART)   Executive Summary Services running from Slaithwaite and Marsden to Manchester Piccadilly and to Leeds by First Transpennine … Continue reading →

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“Passengers pay price in third class while rail bosses enjoy first class gravy train courtesy of their bonuses”

Posted on August 23, 2018 by admin

Passengers pay price in third class while rail bosses enjoy first class gravy train courtesy of their bonuses [from the Yorkshire Post, Thursday 23 August 2018] As the trains are supposedly a public service, its leaders should be subjected to … Continue reading →

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“Change needs to come…more quickly than the trains”

Posted on August 22, 2018 by admin

“TPEs head of communications says there’s no need for MD Leo Goodwin to meet residents of Marsden and Slaithwaite who have endured hundreds of trains being delayed or cancelled since May, because its staff have good relations with the community.” … Continue reading →

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Looking to the future – improving the timetable – update

Posted on August 22, 2018 by admin

Whilst the focus at the moment is still on the failure to operate a service which resembles the published new timetable , with its large number of cancellations, part-cancellations (as an aside, 21st August saw the total number of cancellations … Continue reading →

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