Archive for November, 2009

Chester Station Refurbishment – Phase 2 ….

Posted on November 5th, 2009, by The Chairman

We hear the upgrade work on the island platforms at Chester, that’s platforms 4-7 including platforms 5 & 6 which we mainly use, starts next week. Apparently the contractors have already arrived on site. If they do as good a job as has been done on the main area and outside, then it will be [...]

Trams return to Manchester City Centre ….

Posted on November 3rd, 2009, by The Chairman

Metrolink came back to Manchester City Centre yesterday after the first major rebuild of the most heavily used part of the system since it opened in the early 1990s. Our trains have seen many more using them from Altrincham to Piccadilly whilst the central section of Metrolink has been closed. It will be interesting to [...]

Mid-Cheshire December 2010 timetable aspirations ….

Posted on November 1st, 2009, by The Chairman

We have been asked to provide input to the planning for the December 2010 timetable. The December timetable change is the main change each year. We have already had a number of discussions with Northern Rail and other stakeholders about this as you may have seen from our Rail Reports. We have recently reconfirmed these [...]