The Volunteers and Friends of Holmes Chapel Railway Station and Viaduct are delighted to have recently installed two self-watering planters manufactured by Amberol, of Alfreton, Derbyshire, outside the booking office. Amberol is a family owned firm … [Read more...]
Upcoming strike action affecting Northern services
Northern have published a skeleton timetable for next Wednesday 27 July when industrial action by the RMT union is set to take place. While a very small number of services will still operate, Northern advice to customers is ‘Do Not Travel’ on … [Read more...]
Upcoming strike action affecting CrossCountry services
The hours of operation across the network will also be reduced to between 07:30 and 18:30 on the day. Full details of the services running can be found at: www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/disruption. The timetable will be in rail industry Journey … [Read more...]
Manchester’s ‘Urban Poet’ to lead rail walk from Handforth Station on 3rd July
MANCHESTER’S URBAN POET TO LEAD ANOTHER “GED’S GUIDED WALK” Ged Austin, known in Manchester as “The Urban Poet”, will be running another of his Guided Walks from Handforth Station, starting 10:30 on Sunday 3rd July. Organised by the … [Read more...]
Strike Action Update from CrossCountry
CrossCountry's has revised their timetable that will operate over the upcoming strike days on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June. This is as a result of the RMT union’s instructions to members at CrossCountry and many other railway … [Read more...]
RMT Industrial Action Timetable Update – Northern Railway Ltd
Timetable details are now available for Northern train services operating on the three dates next week (Tues 21, Thurs 23 and Sat 25 June) when strike action by the RMT union is set to take place. Reduced timetables are also in place for Wednesday … [Read more...]
Manchester’s Urban Poet walks from Styal to Handforth!
It's not far, but a "History Walk" led by Ged Austin from Styal Station to Handforth Station took 4 hours last week! … [Read more...]
Station Connections Art Exhibition at Crewe Heritage Centre – 28th and 29th May 2022
An exhibition showcasing the work of Community Rail Partnerships is set to go on display at Crewe Heritage Centre next week as part of ‘Community Rail Week’. The exhibition of ‘Station Connections’ art by Eamonn Murphy, has been commissioned by … [Read more...]
Ged Austin, Manchester’s Urban Poet, comes back to Handforth
Ged Austin is an experienced guide who is inviting you to join him on a tour of “Handforth Past and Present”. This is one of a series of educational walks that Ged, known throughout Manchester as “The Urban Poet”, runs each year. … [Read more...]
The Volunteers and Friends of Holmes Chapel Railway Station and Viaduct
At the time of writing we are preparing for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the Station Master has finished putting up the bunting in the booking office ( kindly supplied by the Parish Council) . We still have the bunting for the outside to … [Read more...]
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