HAVING to replace a Saddleworth level crossing with a footbridge would add millions of pounds to a multi-billion pound rail project’s cost. But those behind Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) admitted…
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TRAIN passengers in Saddleworth will be among the first in the country to benefit from a simpler and more convenient fare scheme. For the area…
View More Saddleworth train passengers to get simpler fares structure
A SADDLEWORTH level crossing is earmarked for closure as part of a multi-billion pound upgrade scheme. Moorgate Halt in Uppermill has been classed as a…
View More Huge rail project to see Saddleworth level crossing close
PLANS to make Greenfield railway station finally accessible on both sides have been welcomed by the area’s MP, Debbie Abrahams. Saddleworth Independent revealed the site,…
View More Greenfield station accessibility plans delight MP
A DISUSED railway tunnel connecting Grasscroft and Grotton is said to be in a “sorry state” after a recent inspection. Responsibility for maintenance of the…
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A MODEL train exhibition was certainly on the right track during its two-day visit to Uppermill. The event at Saddleworth Museum, organised by local model…
View More Model train show on track for charity at Saddleworth Museum
GREENFIELD has been excluded again from a list of train stations receiving funding under the government’s Access for All scheme. The decision has been called…
View More New ‘Access for All’ station funding announced but Greenfield misses out
NETWORK Rail bosses have been accused of breaking their word as a long-running dispute over an Uppermill fence enters its second year. Residents have been…
View More Track of our tears: New fence erected on Den Lane by Network Rail
Around 20 determined protestors made a human fence to show their disapproval of a steel fence erected near the railway line through Uppermill. Network Rail…
View More Protestors form human fence in ongoing Uppermill row
A GROUP of determined protestors is inviting locals to join them in making a human fence to show their disapproval of a steel fence erected…
View More Protestors group to form human fence in ongoing Uppermill row
The Railway pub, Greenfield, is staging a gig on Saturday, June 30 to raise funds for Alan Coates, 69, who next week starts a 1,500-mile…
View More Railway pub to host music event to help motorcycle fundraiser ahead of 1,500mile bike ride
PILES OF rubbish causing an eyesore near Greenfield Railway Station are to be removed after enquiries by the Saddleworth Independent. A disgusted reader sent this…
View More Rubbish eyesore at Greenfield Railway Station to be tidied up
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