Member, Peter Kolker, tells us about an upcoming meeting in Goostrey seeking views on a topic which is open for general consultation, namely the High Speed Rail (HS2) project. There may also be a discussion on rail transport generally. This is a Congleton Constituency Conservative Party Forum (CPF) meeting. We are assured that the CPF [...]
Ride the Halton Curve to Liverpool South Parkway – Saturday 4 June 2011. North Chester Rail Users’ Group is arranging for an extended run by the weekly “parliamentary” service from Chester to Runcorn Mainline. The Northern service departs Chester at 0750 for the single journey to LSP with alternative options for a return to Chester [...]
Here’s a free ticket for this weekend’s Foodies Festival! Just click on the link – E_Ticket_FoodiesFestival – then print it out and take it with you. Take your walking boots and catch the train to Knutsford, walking from there. No need to worry about the car or driving home, and remember to pop into somewhere [...]
Sally writes: Last night the Mid Cheshire train took some passengers back in time to Cranford also known as Knutsford! Those booked on the Cranford train enjoyed wine and juice on the outward journey and met Cranford guides at Knutsford Heritage Centre for a guided tour around the town to find out more about the [...]
Vernon Barker, Managing Director of TransPennine Express is to give the keynote address at the Institution of Railway Operators Meeting on Thursday 10 February at Network Rail’s Square One in Manchester. For details click on – IRO NW Flyer Poster – Keynote Feb 2011 – Final If you wish to attend, please email Colin Nutton [...]
Sally Buttifant, our Community Rail Officer writes: We caught the final 13.23 W&S train to Marylebone on Friday 28 January – the train was packed – lots of people with cameras both on the train and at each station (no surprise there then). There were also journalists and camera crews – we spoke to a [...]
Several MCRUA members attend the British Transport Police’s (BTP’s) NW Citizen’s Advice Forum. Here’s the notice for the coming meeting …. ********************************************************************* The next meeting will be on Wednesday 19 January 2011 at 1800 hrs at British Transport Police Offices, Portland Street, Manchester (at the corner with Piccadilly). We used to be called the North [...]
Yesterday’s Jazz Train from Altrincham to Chester, our first on a dark evening, went down a treat. This article in the Sale & Altrincham Messenger says it all. Looks like we’ll have to do it again!
On Thursday 18 November 2010, railway journalist and author Christian Wolmar will be coming to Manchester to give a lecture on behalf of the Rotary Club of Manchester at Freemasons’ Hall, Bridge Street, Manchester, on his new book, “Engines of War, How wars were won and lost on the railways”. The book has some surprising [...]
Last night was our best ever ‘ordinary’ Music Train attendance. We have only exceeded this number once or twice before and on those occasions it was because most people came from a single group. We counted 79 people, plus band on the train – about 50 seated in the music carriage, 15 standing there and [...]
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