Tag Archives: Northern Rail

Strike Day Timetable, Saturday 3rd March

There’s going to be another strike affecting Northern Rail, this time on Saturday 3rd March. This time round, Northern will be providing an hourly train service calling at all stations between Stalybridge and Huddersfield, broadly between 0800 & 1700. So … Continue reading

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The Northern Rail Blues

There are some things that Northern Rail are really bad at, and some things they’re really good at. One of the things they’re good at is providing artistic inspiration for musicians. Here’s an example. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11K5SqLPh4w

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An Old Timetable, from 1991

Here’s an old timetable, from 1991. It’s interesting to make a comparison with the proposed timetable to take effect from May 2018. What’s clear is that any commuters from Marsden and (especially) Slaithwaite in the Manchester direction will suffer a … Continue reading

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May 2018 timetable changes

Since there has been an article in the Huddersfield Examiner recently, which focuses almost entirely on the removal of a direct service between Marsden & Slaithwaite, somewhat missing most of the points about the new timetable, it’s appropriate to list … Continue reading

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