London bound?

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

The following times have been decided by Network Rail – watch out for when they start in 2010.

East Coast Main Line SLC2 Timetable

Issued 16th October 2009

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Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd Registered Office 40 Melton Street, London NW1 2EE Registered in England and Wales No. 2904587 www.networkrail.co.uk

Doc # 360246.01

4.5.3 The Grand Northern Bradford paths are shown in the table below.

                                       1A59      1A63      1A67

Bradford                    06.30     10.22     15.46

Kings Cross                09.51    13.45     19.08

                                                   1D71      1D73      1D75

                Kings Cross            10.48    14.48     19.48

                Bradford                13.53       17.53     22.57

 4.5.4 Northern Rail Selby – Wakefield Westgate service flexed on the

hours when Grand Northern operates between Bradford and Halifax with no extension to journey times.

There should be the opportunity to make a comfortable connection into the first  departure to London off the 06.20 departure from t’Royd. Likewise, if on time, the last train should connect with the 23.00 from Halifax to 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.

Engineeering work on the Line

It is always adviseable to check especially before you travel at weekends.

 Details for all engineering work on Calder Valley

are on  the Metro Planned Disruptions web page at:

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

Weekends in January will be affected due Bramley station re-build

There may have been some late changes – so keep a check on it!

Some weeks the 05.50 is a bus leaving t’Royd at 05.25

When buses are required to replace our trains,

The replacement bus stops at the Dusty Miller

Oldham Loop

 The last train ran on the loop line from Manchester Victoria – through Oldham, Shaw and Crompton – to Rochdale on Saturday 3 October -  nowt but buses for a few years until the Metrolink trams start running.

(Click to advance pictures) 

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timetable

Disclaimer: Information about new train times is obtained from the National Rail Journey Planner or the timetable supplied by Metro. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data but the Station Partnership cannot be held responsible for any errors.

Please check your train times with National Rail or locally before travelling.