Contacts

Further details of the Station Partnership from;

Geoff Mitchell    01422 885154     or

myt.station@btinternet.com

Halifax Blockade & Engineeering work on the Line

 The Halifax re-building work started on May 16, ON SATURDAYS, there will only be one train an hour ( xx.44 past the hour via Dewsbury, and xx.13 past the hour from Leeds – xx.05 Mytholmroyd to Manchester Victoria).

A Bus replacement for the one that goes via Halifax.

SUNDAYS – hourly service via Dewsbury NOT via Halifax.

Watch the METRO website for details.

http://www.wymetro.com/TravelNews/HalifaxRefresh.htm

IMPORTANT – Note where the Replacement buses are going to stop – Dusty Miller NOT the Station Approach.

 Check the Metro web for the latest news

http://www.wymetro.com/TravelNews/DisruptionsDiversions/LocalServices.htm

Check the Metro web for the latest news

http://www.wymetro.com/TravelNews/DisruptionsDiversions

Check at staffed stations, National or Northern Rail website or the Metro website.

Check the Metro web for the latest news

http://www.wymetro.com/TravelNews/DisruptionsDiversions

Due to an overnight possession on the route used by the empty unit forming the train, on Tuesday to Friday 25 to 28 August 2009 the 0547 Hebden Bridge – Leeds train will start from Halifax at 0606, with a connecting bus earlier than advertised from Hebden Bridge at 0515, Mytholmroyd 0525, Sowerby Bridge 0540, and another bus from Hebden Bridge at 0543, Mytholmroyd, 0553, Sowerby Bridge 0608, Halifax arrive 0623.

Monthly Meeting

Our next  monthly meeting is on TUESDAY 14 July at the Church of the Good Shepherd starting at 19.30hrs.

We shall be preparing, with our neighbours, for the 2009  Yorkshire in Bloom award – judging expected in July.

You are welcome to come and contribute ideas.

For example; Best way to water the 12 flower tubs on the platforms now that climate warming has arrived in t’Royd?

Adopt a Tub?

Even better – if you like gardening and meeting friendly people, we are tidying up on Friday July 3 at 13.30hrs for an hour, then on Saturday 4 July starting at 10am  - we would love to see, if only for an hour or less.

No experience needed – just interest in your village railway station.

Equipment provided – just come to enjoy!

The Cotton Express (and other Steamers) – at t’Royd

Understand that the Past Times Trains Company is no longer working.

The following pictures will be a memento; 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can help!

Our hardy bunch of villagers braved the monsoon rain to put in the summer flower. The problem is, some cretin(s) decided to pull them out.

Also;

Network Rail have made a start in cleaning off the mess left by the graffiti louts on the old station building recently.

The British Transport Police have indicated that they will not tolerate this behavoir on railway property.

They, together with West Yorkshire Police and the Security units of Northern Rail have responded to calls from the public about these incidents.

A number of parents have been visited by the Police about their children trespassing on the Railway.

The Police reported (4 May) someone was caught locally and is being dealt with. 

Both the British Transport Police and their colleagues from West Yorkshire DO respond to problems on the station – IF they informed about them.

You can Help!

 If you encounter any problems at our station (or on the rail network) -

phone 0800 40 50 40 - BTP Control Room

Please remember, it is all about how we can help them – to help us.

For emergencies – please continue to ring 999

Please do not hesitate to phone if you see or experience any problems at Mytholmroyd station or on the Caldervale line. 

If we do not help in this way, the authorities will not be aware of any problems that are upsetting the lcoal community.

We have had a super response from the Police forces and the railway management. It is up to us to continue to help them to keep the station and the railway as safe as possible.

Useful and Interesting Contacts

You might find the following websites useful.

Local Journey planners

http://www.metrojourneyplanner.info/welcome.do

 

A summary of the history of the Calder Valley line.

and-in-the-beginning

A more detailed account is planned, together with a description of the train journey between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge. Watch this space!

When did Eastwood station close and when the staff withdrawn from Mythomroyd station?

Just two of the very many questions to be researched – any helpers out there?

 

 For those with the new English Bus Pass – the following site is useful. Happy trips!

http://timetables.showbus.co.uk/busindex.htm

 

 Our friends up at Todmorden have the following interesting site;

 http://www.todmordenstation.btik.com/p_home.ikml

Fingers crossed – they are up for an award!!!!!

 

We are under the umbrella of the South Pennine Rail Parnership – useful news and competitions….

http://www.southpenninesrail.co.uk

 

Real-time departures from Mytholmroyd Station

http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/northern/summary.aspx?T=MYT

 

Some other Station Groups ‘across t’other side’ who are doing interesting things.

http://www.walkdenstation.org.uk/index.htm 

http://www.freccles.org.uk/

http://www.ribblevalleyrail.co.uk/today.html

 

No excuse for not going out for a walk – we have super countryside, high moorland and miles of Public Rights of Way for you to enjoy. See the Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge Walkers for ideas….

http://www.hbwalkersaction.org.uk/index.html

 

 Your rights and responsibilities when on the railway

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/legislation/regs/railwaysbyelaws

 

General information about Mytholmroyd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mytholmroyd_railway_station

 

Northern Rail and the Community

 

http://www.northernrail.org/community/working

 Opportunity here for the historians to put some interesting information about the station.

Let us know if there are other links for the station.

Be seen by Thousands!

Over a million passengers are on the trains that stop at our station each year.

Over 130,000 passengers arrive and depart from Mytholmroyd each year.

There were over 4,000 visits to this Weblog last year.

Do you want to share in the improvements being made to the village railway station?

You never know where it might get you!

For just £75  you too can have a plaque on the station for 2009 and 2010 – and a mention here.

Further details from Geoff on (01422) 885154.

We are very grateful to the following businesses,community groups and residents who have contributed to make our village railway station a nicer place for visitors and everyone

during 2009.

Thank you.

London bound?

Good news for London-bound passengers who do not like going via Leeds or Manchester.

Grand Union/Grand Central trains have been given permission to run trains from Bradford Interchange, Halifax and London Kings Cross.

When they will start will be become clearer soon.

There should be the opportunity to make a comfortable connection into the first (07.00ish) departure to London off the 06.36 departure fro t’Royd.

Then there is the interesting  journey round Pontefract, Knottingley and the Askern branch line to Doncaster and the East Coast Main Line to London.

Great to have a new trip opportunity, let us hope it is successful.

However, competitors Stagecoach have introduced a service from Halifax to London

http://www.megabusplus.com/

This could have a serious affect on the proposed train service, especially as a return fare can be less than £10 and the overall journey time will not be much more.

Fantastic! Thanks for a Great Effort.

A big thank you to everyone involved with the Spring-clean on Saturday 28 March.

Hebden Royd Town Council have the great idea for community groups like ourselves to organise themselves to clean up the local area.

We were directed by the Environment Warden, Jason Boom and our local Northern Rail Station Manager, Matt Gibson supplied a skip as well as muscle-power. Our resident poet, Andy Glover was there as a valuable pair of hands.

The rest of us (26 in total, excluding 6 month-old Tom who slept through it all) cleared over a dozen bags of litter from the station area.

Well done everyone.

How does YOUR garden grow?

Thanks to our merry band of ‘Royd station gardeners who not only tackled the shrubs on the Manchester approach, but received tips from the Organic Potato Growers who had their show at Fr Gott’s church.

Never know what we shall be growing next on the station!