Tag Archives: Slaithwaite

Planning applications submitted to extend platforms at Slaithwaite and Marsden

Posted on March 21, 2018 by admin

Planning applications submitted to extend platforms at Slaithwaite and Marsden As part of the timetable changes (the planning application describes these as “improvements”) to be introduced in Winter 2018/9 Northern are seeking to increase the number of coaches on local … Continue reading →

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Engineering Works, 14th to 29th April

Posted on March 7, 2018 by admin

Buses replace trains between Stalybridge and Victoria on weekdays 16th to 27th April. Buses replace trains between Huddersfield and Victoria on weekends 14/15, 21/22 & 28/29 April. At the moment we do not know whether Northern will also withdraw some … Continue reading →

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An Old Timetable, from 1991

Posted on February 8, 2018 by admin

Here’s an old timetable, from 1991. It’s interesting to make a comparison with the proposed timetable to take effect from May 2018. What’s clear is that any commuters from Marsden and (especially) Slaithwaite in the Manchester direction will suffer a … Continue reading →

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May 2018 timetable changes

Posted on January 31, 2018 by admin

Since there has been an article in the Huddersfield Examiner recently, which focuses almost entirely on the removal of a direct service between Marsden & Slaithwaite, somewhat missing most of the points about the new timetable, it’s appropriate to list … Continue reading →

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