GREENFIELD railway station’s ticket office will stay open – much to the delight of Saddleworth’s MP, Debbie Abrahams. A public outcry over the Rail Delivery…
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New date announced for Saddleworth Steam Fest
SADDLEWORTH will be steaming as an inaugural festival shows off the best the power source can produce after the original date was postponed. Steam Fest…
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Rail contract change for Saddleworth services after MP’s call
THE OPERATOR of train services that travel through Saddleworth has had its licence stripped following customer complaints and cancellations. Services run by TransPennine Express (TPE)…
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Railway exhibition on track for success
SADDLEWORTH was home to some of the north’s best model railway makers as it played host to a popular exhibition. The museum, on Uppermill’s High…
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Train strikes set to go ahead: Northern issues advice to customers
NORTHERN has advised customers to ‘check before you travel’ on two dates next week as the RMT stage their latest strike action against train operators…
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Saddleworth MP highlights exclusion from railways for disabled people
DEBBIE Abrahams MP believes disabled people will only be further excluded from the train system under plans to ‘modernise the railways.’ And she highlighted one…
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Recruitment drive for train operator, Northern
TRAIN operator, Northern, is looking to recruit as many as 280 drivers and conductors across the North of England in 2023. New recruits will join…
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Travel guide for Northern services over Christmas & the New Year published
TRAIN operator, Northern has published a calendar highlighting its travel guidance to customers over Christmas and the New Year. It factors in the known industrial…
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Strike action set to cause severe disruption to train services in October
RAIL customers are urged to plan ahead as further industrial action is set to cause major disruption to services in October. Strike action by ASLEF,…
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Rail customers advised ‘Do Not Travel’ during more strikes
UPDATE 9/9/2022 Further to the announcement by the RMT and ASLEF trade unions that they have suspended planned strike action, Northern will now operate a…
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Motorists and rail users urged to plan ahead of extreme heat
MOTORISTS and rail users are advised to plan ahead and be well prepared for any journeys this weekend and early next week. The Met Office…
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Rail users urged to only make essential journeys this weekend
TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) is asking customers across the North and into Scotland to only travel if their journey is essential this weekend. Increased levels of…
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Strike action to impact train services over Jubilee weekend
RAIL travellers across the North and into Scotland are being warned to plan ahead for the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, with strike action by the…
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Disruption to TransPennine Express services over Bank Holiday weekend
RAIL customers are being advised to avoid travel by train this Bank Holiday weekend ahead of strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union…
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Rail strike action to disrupt journeys for fourth consecutive Sunday
WITH further strike action planned to take place on Sunday, March 6, TransPennine Express (TPE) is asking customers to continue to be prepared and plan…
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Model railway exhibition back on track
A FASCINATING model railway exhibition is set to return this March to raise money for a local charity. Saddleworth Model Railway Society has organised the…
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Sunday train services reduced due to strike action
RAIL users are advised to plan ahead if travelling over the coming weekends when strike action will be taking place. The Rail, Maritime and Transport…
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Rail passengers kept on the move between Christmas and New Year
ESSENTIAL rail improvement work over Christmas and New Year has been planned to cause the least disruption to passengers travelling between London, the Midlands, North…
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Major TransPennine route upgrades continue between Manchester and Stalybridge
MAJOR TransPennine Route Upgrade work continues between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge this weekend (October 2-3). The latest stage of improvements include strengthening Williamson Street viaduct,…
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Relief for children and parents as rail services are reinstated
FOLLOWING a public outcry, TransPennine Express (TPE) is reinstating three rail services which were suspended when emergency timetables were introduced due to lower demand during…
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Return of ‘popular’ rail services proves unpopular
PARENTS have reacted with anger and disbelief after TransPennine Express (TPE) reintroduced what it described as ‘popular’ local train services to coincide with the reopening…
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Train services reinstated for return of schools
POPULAR train services are being reintroduced between Huddersfield and Manchester as students return to school from Monday, March 8. TransPennine Express (TPE) are bringing back…
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Action group welcomes first step of rail improvements
By Jacklin Kwan RAIL infrastructure upgrades have been welcomed by Greenfield’s action group as they wait to see the rest of the ‘much-needed’ Transpennine Route…
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Have your say on train services at Greenfield
SADDLEWORTH has the opportunity to have a half-hourly train service at Greenfield station – but it needs community support to make it happen, say rail…
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Greenfield Rail Action Group aims to work along same lines despite pandemic changes
GREENFIELD Rail Action Group (GRAG) is determined to keep fighting for improvements to local services despite the considerable changes and challenges caused the Covid-19 pandemic.…
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Passengers urged to wear a covering or face eviction from public transport
Police and public transport operators are coming together to remind passengers of the importance of wearing face coverings while using the region’s buses, trains and…
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Public must wear face coverings on public transport from June 15
Bus, tram and rail passengers in Greater Manchester will be required to wear a face covering for the duration of their journey from June 15.…
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Model train show on track for charity at Saddleworth Museum
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…
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Rambler timetable changed – but not on track with trains
A NEW timetable for the Saddleworth Rambler bus (356) is now in operation. The changes for the village-to-village service came into place on December 16,…
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Fire crews attend train incident in Diggle after mechanical fault
THREE fire crews attended an incident in Diggle on Wednesday, May 15 involving a Hull to Manchester TransPennine Express service. The three-carriage service came to…
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New ‘Access for All’ station funding announced but Greenfield misses out
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…
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Saddleworth and Oldham East MP meets expert appointed to tackle rail chaos
DEBBIE Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has joined other MPs to meet with experts appointed to work on railway industry performance for the…
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Rail campaigners meet transport secretary to demand improvements
GREENFIELD station is ranked 2,607th out of 2,616 stations for performance, a national survey has found. Now, rail campaigners have met with the government’s Secretary…
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MP leads protest at Greenfield train station against fare rises
DEBBIE Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has led a protest at Greenfield train station against the 3.1 per cent average rise in fares…
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