Tag Archives: Slaithwaite

“Special celebration this weekend to mark 30 years since Slaithwaite station reopened”

[from the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 14th December 2012]   A CELEBRATION will be staged this weekend to mark the 30th anniversary of the re-opening of Slaithwaite railway station. The original station was on the old London & North Western Railway … Continue reading

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Slaithwaite Community celebrates the station it got reopened

[comment in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 14th December 2012] IN 1968 it looked like the end of the line for Slaithwaite station. The Colne Valley village had had a railway station since 1849. Its opening, on the old London and … Continue reading

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SMART meeting with Jason McCartney MP

SMART met with Jason McCartney MP on 21st September. Issues discussed included future service patterns, refranchising, cross-boundary fares, bus replacement during engineering works, and the impact of the ale trail.

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30 years of Slaithwaite station – Saturday 15th December

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