Many of you will have seen our post about the replacement of the free bus link between Chester Station and the city with one where customers have to pay or use their English National Concessionary Bus Pass where they have one and it’s valid. We were very sorry about this, as were many others, but [...]
On Wednesday 14 December from 2 to 3.30pm, come and learn how to make Christmas decorations then decorate the station Christmas tree. There will be carols, mulled wine & mince pies too. …
A team of more than 25 volunteers turned up at Greenbank Railway Station on Friday 25th November following a decision to clean up the Stations in the Northwich area. The day was masterminded by Cheshire West and Chester’s Northwich and Rural North Partnership Team under the leadership of Area Manager, Mark Simmons with support from [...]
Northern Rail managers, our Community Rail Officer, Sally Buttifant and some of us are “out and about” around Knutsford this coming Wednesday – more details in the press release. If you get a chance, come along and join one of the trains, tell us your views in Knutsford, or join them and us for a [...]
There was an attempt to steal cable from near Acton Bridge station early this morning, 15 November. British Transport Police are appealing for information. Click here for details.
We hear from various sources, including Jen on this Blog that the Chester free buses from the railway station to the city centre end on 20 November. A new service starts the following day operated by Aintree Coachlines and registered as Route 40. (In the “old days”, route c40 was from the Town Hall to [...]
Many of you will be aware of the proposals for a 9-storey modern car park to sit alongside Chester’s historic station building. Our committee member, Michael Ross has objected to the planning application. With his permission, we have reproduced his objection below …. *************************** Objection to planning application 11/03999/FUL Proposed 9 storey car park on the [...]
Going back to our blog of 23 May 2010, we were pleased to report the replacement of the windows in the waiting shelter at Mouldsworth. The station has suffered more than its fair share of vandalism since then, but not all the culprits were human! Some birds like linseed oil putty and have been pecking [...]
Those using and travelling through Lostock Gralam will have seen the new shelters, revised car park area and general tidying up all round. This has come about in a deal between Northern, Network Rail and the developer of the area of the old station building whereby a land swap was agreed to provide the developer [...]
It’s not exactly a sea wall… When the A49 was resurfaced a few years ago, a sunken kerb across the entrance to the drive to Cuddington station was removed. It has now been replaced and should mean less rainwater running down the drive and onto the station. It should also mean less of a hazard [...]
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