Graffiti – You can help!
August 15, 2009 by mytholmroyd station partnershipUseful and Interesting Contacts
July 25, 2009 by mytholmroyd station partnershipYou might find the following websites useful.
Local Journey planners
http://www.metrojourneyplanner.info/welcome.do
If you REALLY get fed up with the rubbish on the television- how about trying the following :-
http://www.atoc.org/rsp/Routeing_Guide/
Actually, it could be very useful if you are planning some rail journeys and wondering whether your ticket will be valid along a certain route.
A summary of the history of the Calder Valley line.
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When did Eastwood station close and when the staff withdrawn from Mythomroyd station?
From the man who about these things – Eastwood closed to passengers on 3 December 1951 and to freight on 18 May 1964.
Luddendenfoot closed to passengers on 10 September 1962 and to freight on 3 May 1965 the same day as Mytholmroyd. Any more?
Just two of the very many questions to be researched – any other 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
Then next door neighbour Hebden Bridge have just produced a nice Website
http://www.hbstationfriends.org.uk/
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.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.mytholmroydwalkers.org/news.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!
April 16, 2009 by mytholmroyd station partnershipOver 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.











Fantastic! Thanks for a Great Effort.
March 29, 2009 by mytholmroyd station partnershipA 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?
March 15, 2009 by mytholmroyd station partnershipThanks 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!
Santas Station Saunter – again in 2008!
November 18, 2008 by mytholmroyd station partnershipWhat a Great Team!!!!
September 18, 2008 by mytholmroyd station partnershipDespite the Pennine monsoon rain and winds one Saturday morning, nearly 20 volunteers worked to put some colour into the railway station.
Thanks to everyone from the youngest to the more mature of those amongst our group.
The Yorkshire in Bloom judge was impress not only with the displays on the station, village green, Church of the Good Shepherd, Shoulder of Mutton and local residents – but the friendly people who came to meet him on Friday 25th July
See the entry below for the Awards
A good community effort, encouraged by Matt and Northern Rail.
Muck, Steam and Brass
July 7, 2008 by mytholmroyd station partnershipStation adoption work can be fun – but it can be hard work!
First of all, there is the opportunity to meet new friends from the village – people you probably have seen for years and never realised what interesting people they are.
Then there are the trips arranged by Northern Rail to show appreciation for our improvement work.
Last summer our next generation of volunteers went to Morecambe on a Stakeholders’ Special.
Last month, some of the ‘cultured’ ones went to a concert in the train depot in Manchester.
Pictures are here:-
We have further trips in mind for our volunteers after the Yorkshire in Bloom judging.
So, it can be hard work – but it can also be fun – why not come and join us?
You never know where you might end up!
Further information on our work meetings and events can be found by scrolling down.
If you are not into physical gardening/construction-type work – but more into background admin work then you might phone me on 885154 – there is lots to do – particularly fund-raising for the community projects the Mytholmroyd Station Partnership has become known for nationally.
It has to be pointed out the the Station Partnership is NOT an ‘Action’ or campaign group – we simply work with Northern and Network Rail to improve our village railway station. We have an excellent relationship with managements of the public transport undertakings, and discuss any problems affecting our volunteers and Mytholmroyd.
Most of our meetings do not even mention trains – we have so many other projects to plan and implement.
Geoff Mitchell
Your Station News and our Competition winners.
May 3, 2008 by mytholmroyd station partnershipOur latest newsletter can be downloaded below
The lucky winners of our Free Rail Tickets are;
1st Prize One Month Northern rail ticket – George Brookes
2nd Prize One Week Northern Rail ticket – Carole Greenwood
3rd Prize One Day Northern Rail ticket – Andy Latham
Well done and thank you all for taking an interest in our local railway station.





