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Bus replacement, Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January

As part of a major resignalling upgrade, no trains will be running through Huddersfield this weekend, 20th & 21st January. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/latest-stage-of-signalling-upgrade-in-west-yorkshire-fast-approaching Bus replacement between Huddersfield and Stalybridge, link to timetable is https://be803fe5c416e39d38ae-aa21086260d3bd4e072d597fe09c2e80.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/images/timetables/2018-01/week-43/w4301a.pdf Travel onward from Huddersfield will also be by … Continue reading

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Strikes, Monday 8th, Wednesday 10th & Friday 12th January

Please see details about next weeks planned train strike (Mon 8th, Wed 10th, Fri 12th) https://be803fe5c416e39d38ae-aa21086260d3bd4e072d597fe09c2e80.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/images/disruption-timetables/2018-01-08/Huddersfield—Stalybridge-buses.pdf Replacement buses between Stalybridge & Huddersfield, hourly but finish in early evening. Two months after asking, we still don’t know whether they call at … Continue reading

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“Rail operators promise big improvements for West Yorkshire in 2018”

Not sure that reducing the peak hour service at Marsden and Slaithwaite to satisfy a silly obsession with running lots of short trains between Leeds and Manchester counts as one of the improvements. [Article from the Yorkshire Evening Post,  30 … Continue reading

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“The biggest rail fare price hike in five years has been announced”

The biggest rail fare price hike in five years has been announced – this is how it affects Greater Manchester commuters “Why are we paying so much for overcrowded trains in the north?” ask campaigners [from the Manchester Evening News, … Continue reading

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