Tag Archives: week-end rail services

“Rail Group Claim Success”

Posted on October 23, 2013 by admin

The Stalybridge to Huddersfield Rail Users’ Group (SHRUG) was formed in 2010. It includes SMART, Friends of Mossley Station and Greenfield Rail Action Group. The main aim of the large group has been and remains 2 trains per hour along … Continue reading →

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Weekend timetable changes, 26th October to 7th December

Posted on October 23, 2013 by admin

Engineering work is taking place at Manchester Victoria on weekends from 26th October to 7th December. Stopping trains will run between Huddersfield and Stalybridge only, timings are unaltered so passengers travelling between Marsden, Slaithwaite & Huddersfield are unaffected. There’s a connecting … Continue reading →

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“Councillor hits out at rail line closure”

Posted on June 17, 2013 by admin

[from the Oldham Chronicle, 7th June 2013] Trains to be replaced by buses in run-up to Christmas Northern Rail is planning to close part of the busy line through Greenfield to Manchester Victoria over seven weekends in the run-up to … Continue reading →

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No trains next Sunday, probably

Posted on March 12, 2013 by admin

Next Sunday, 17th March, trains are replaced by buses, or at least we think they are.   The National Rail website refers only to engineering work between Manchester and Stalybridge, and to buses replacing trains between Victoria and Stalybridge, and … Continue reading →

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