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Timetable Changes, week of 26-30 May

This week’s timetable changes. Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – York. This service will be running on an amended timetable and will call at Normanton every other hour instead of hourly. Peak time additional services will run between … Continue reading

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Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport Update – May 2025 

Thanks to everyone who spoke to us at the Slaithwaite Community Event on Saturday. Here are the latest updates from SMART. Transpennine Route Consultation and SMART Open Meeting: we have been informed that the Transpennine Route Upgrade team intend to consult … Continue reading

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Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport Update – April 2025 

Station performance: Slaithwaite and Marsden stations continue to have the worst rail service based on punctuality and cancellations in the country by some measurements with them being 2,541st and 2,445th respectively out of 2,635 stations [Source: www.ontimetrains.co.uk]. This puts them both in the bottom 10%. Kirklees … Continue reading

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Slaithwaite Community Groups Get Together

Come and meet some of the SMART team this Saturday morning, 17th May at Slaithwaite Civic Hall. Chance to talk trains and transport, see what other local groups are doing and enjoy some of those famous WI refreshments.

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