Tag Archives: Slaithwaite

“Lager ban on Real Ale Trail as new pub group says enough is enough”

Posted on May 27, 2013 by admin

[From the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 27th May 2013] LANDLORDS and brewers are putting the brakes on a railway pub crawl which has become a victim of its own success. The Ale Trail from Manchester to Leeds via the Colne Valley, … Continue reading →

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SHRUG meeting with Transport for Greater Manchester

Posted on April 24, 2013 by admin

Members of SHRUG representatives met with officers from TfGM and Metro on 19th March 2013, as a follow-up to a previous meeting in September 2012. Items discussed included Northern Hub timescales Electrification Work Planning for Future Service Patterns from 2016-18 … Continue reading →

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“Real Ale trail has become ‘a monster’ according to CAMRA expert Bob Tomlinson”

Posted on April 4, 2013 by admin

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 4th April 2013] A BEER expert has labelled the Transpennine Real Ale Trail as “a  monster”. Writing in the latest edition of Ale Talk, the real ale magazine of   Huddersfield Camra, editor Bob Tomlinson … Continue reading →

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This week’s railway anniversaries

Posted on March 28, 2013 by admin

It’s the 50th anniversary of the Beeching Report this week, but there’s another significant railway anniversary this week. It’s the 7th anniversary of Northern Rail’s promise to repair the faulty PA system on Slaithwaite and Marsden stations.

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