Posted on February 27th, 2010, by The Chairman
TPE have reintroduced their Club 55 offer for the period 1st March to 30th April: see here. There’s some great value tickets based on zones from as little as £5 return (£4 with a railcard) Manchester to Liverpool, to £20 return Manchester to Glasgow or Edinburgh (Railcard – £16) or £30 First Class (Railcard – […]
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Posted on February 27th, 2010, by The Chairman
Sally Buttifant, our Community Rail Officer, asks – “Are you interested in the Northwich Station? “Have you got some time to spare? “Would you like to make a difference in your community? “Then why not become a Friend of Northwich Station?” You can volunteer for as much or as little time as you can and […]
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Posted on February 23rd, 2010, by The Chairman
Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) in Oxford? Spotted last Saturday in Cowley Road. Sorry, couldn’t resist it!
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Posted on February 22nd, 2010, by The Chairman
We’re pleased to announce the dates for our 2010 series of Music Trains: – 21 April – Chester Folk Festival 19 May – Nelson Peach 16 June – The Weavils 21 July – Halfe Pannikin 25 August – Acoustak 22 September – Root Chords All on Wednesdays on the 1907 from Chester to the Golden […]
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Posted on February 18th, 2010, by The Chairman
Chester has its (scruffy) gates. No-one has yet been able been able to tell us what they’re there for. Now Stockport has its fences. These are at the Manchester-end of the main platforms (1&2 and 3&4). It seems that a number of people over the years have taken a fancy (for whatever reason) to a […]
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Posted on February 16th, 2010, by The Chairman
Network Rail today announced their proposals following the completion of “The Manchester Hub” study into providing faster, more frequent and more reliable journeys right the way across northern England. The study was established at the request of the then minister, following detailed work carried out by The Northern Way, the association of Regional Development Agencies […]
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Posted on February 15th, 2010, by The Chairman
End of the line for station canopies? That’s the headline in the Altrincham Messenger about the redevelopment plans for Altrincham Interchange. To read the article complete with a picture of our very own Andrew Macfarlane, click here. What do you think?
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Posted on February 11th, 2010, by The Chairman
Northern reintroduced scholar discounts on the line last September for those attending Knutsford High School. These provide discounts of £100s a term. This offer has been so successful, Northern have decided to extend it to all scholars travelling on the line. This will definitely come in next September, though could well come in earlier. Here’s […]
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Posted on February 10th, 2010, by The Chairman
Many of you are aware that one of the biggest problems underlying reliability that the railway is having to cope with these days is metal thieves stealing signalling cables. Here’s an article published recently by our friends in The Middlewich Guardian. If you spot anything suspicious on the railway, ring British Transport Police on 0800 […]
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Posted on February 9th, 2010, by The Chairman
Did you know that Delamere Forest is Cheshire’s largest area of woodland? We even have our very own Mid-Cheshire Line railway station right in its heart. From the station it’s a short 10-minute stroll to the Information Centre (where you can buy a map of all the trails), Tracs cycle hire and Go Ape. The […]
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