Tag Archives: Slaithwaite

Robert Walker: The passengers forgotten in the trans-Pennine rail crisis

Posted on September 12, 2018 by admin

Robert Walker: The passengers forgotten in the trans-Pennine rail crisis [from the Yorkshire Post, 12 September 2018] The May 2018 rail timetable changes and franchise change have brought massive disruption to the Colne Valley villages of Marsden and Slaithwaite. We … Continue reading →

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Here’s What TPE Said Would Happen

Posted on September 5, 2018 by admin

Day to day, the biggest issues that we as passengers experience is the number of delays, cancellations and part-cancellations; and more particularly, the way in which TPE deal with disruption not by seeking to mitigate its effects on passengers at … Continue reading →

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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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