Tag Archives: METRO/WYCA

Summary of SMART’s response to Railplan 7

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

SMART has submitted its proposals for future train services at Slaithwaite and Marsden to Metro, as part of the consultation for Metro’s draft Railplan 7. Railplan 7 has been prepared by Metro, and is intended to set out their vision … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Line closure at October half-term

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

Letter from Metro dated 19th April. “Northern are currently developing detailed plans for the Stalybridge blockade with Metro, Transport for Greater Manchester and Merseytravel.” “There are some significant challenges in making the best use of the rail resources to cater … Continue reading →

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Consultation on RailPlan 7

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Metro has today published its draft RailPlan 7, which “seeks to build on the Local Transport Plan (LTP3) 2011-26 and the Yorkshire Rail Network Study by setting out Metro’s approach to deliver sustainable economic growth by improving the rail network … Continue reading →

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Customer information screens at Marsden & Slaithwaite – sometime, possibly

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

Metro are installing customer information screens at 18 stations across West Yorkshire. Unfortunately not here. Not yet anyway.   Response from Metro to an enquiry from SMART as to when customer information screens will be installed at Marsden and Slaithwaite … Continue reading →

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