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Network Rail Proposes Closure Of Ardwick , Denton and Reddish South - 641/1929 Written by Lee on Tuesday, 14th November 2006 Quote from the link below. http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=3521 "The RUS also proposes the closure of three stations: Ardwick, Denton and Reddish South. Ardwick is said to be used by fewer than five passengers each day." [quote author=Graham Ellis link=topic=36.msg1125#msg1125 date=1154725356] Gainsborough Central, Kirton Lindsey, Brigg, Denton, Reddish South, Tees-side Airport Re: Network Rail Proposes Closure Of Ardwick , Denton and Reddish South - 641/1934 Written by Lee on Tuesday, 14th November 2006 Here is a link to the North West Route Utilisation Strategy (Draft for Consultation.) http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/rus%20documents/route%20utilisation%20strategies/north%20west/north%20west%20rus%20draft%20for%20consultation.pdf Re: Network Rail Proposes Closure Of Ardwick , Denton and Reddish South - 641/2065 Written by Lee on Saturday, 25th November 2006 [quote author=Lee link=topic=641.msg1929#msg1929 date=1163497667] Quote from the link below. http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=3521 "The RUS also proposes the closure of three stations: Ardwick, Denton and Reddish South. Ardwick is said to be used by fewer than five passengers each day."[/quote] Here is an interesting site with pictures of Ardwick station (link below.) http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/001ewm/032_ardwick/index7.html The website has an optimistic tone : "To experience the spirit of Ardwick to the full, you have to visit Ardwick Station (also known as Ardwick Halt), preferably on a drizzly and depressing day." "How many times have you waited on a cold, windswept station platform for a train which never seems to come?" "I have never actually seen anybody at Ardwick Station. Given the depressing surroundings it's not difficult to see why." "The entrance to Ardwick station has recently been upgraded with new signage, lighting and information boards." Excellent timing then. Re: Network Rail Proposes Closure Of Ardwick , Denton and Reddish South - 641/2235 Written by Lee on Thursday, 7th December 2006 Here are some links on Denton & Reddish South stations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denton_railway_station http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddish_South_railway_station link to index of articles |
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Save the Train was the campaign to bring an approriate train service back to and through Melksham. Most big contributors are still around writing at the Coffee shop forum where new members are very welcome. The train has been saved - sort of - we have stepped back up from an unusable service to a poorish one but it's doing very well. We did that through setting up the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership. That fulfilled its early objectives; it has been taken over by local and regional government types who are now doing medium and long term work. The team from this forun can also be found at the Melksham Rail User Group (which was the Melksham Rail Development Group at the time these articles were written and we had no users. We mustn't loose sight, though, that the train service remains poor and needs our community support in marketing and campaigning to keep it going in a positive direction ... and all the more so when we're expecting to find a different normallity once we get out of the Coronavirus Pandemic and head for zero carbon via the climate crisis. Yes, it's saved ... it's now a key community facility ... the need for enhancement and the strong and near-universal local support remain, and the rail industry and goverment remain slow to move and provide the enhancements even to level us up with other towns. Please support the Melksham Rail User Group - now very much in partnership rather than protest with the rail industry and local government, including GWR, TransWilts and unitary and town councils. And please use the trains and buses, and cycle and walk when you can. -- Graham Ellis, (webmaster), February 2021 | |||
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