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FOWS Passenger Count 2009 and passenger numbers keep on rising ... !
Today we conducted our annual passenger count and we’re now collating the data. The full stats will appear on our website in the next couple of days. In the meantime, here are the headline figur… more →
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Our wonderful train services
dermaptera wrote 4 days ago: Do we have the worst rail service in the developed world? Probably. Of all the insane privatisatio … more →
Hourly?
John wrote 1 week ago: After last year’s big timetable change, I highlighted on here an inconsistency whereby northbo … more →
They run more trains on Sundays than I thought
John wrote 1 week ago: Until yesterday, I was under the impression that the Sunday service on the Mid Cheshire railway line … more →
FOWS Passenger Count 2009 and passenger numbers keep on rising ... !
walkdenstation wrote 1 week ago: Today we conducted our annual passenger count and we’re now collating the data. The full stats … more →
"All change" at Walkden ...
walkdenstation wrote 2 weeks ago: Freshly painted stairway walls and a new roof make very welcome improvements to Walkden stationOctob … more →
FOWS welcome Pam Williams
walkdenstation wrote 2 weeks ago: FOWS were delighted to welcome Pam Williams to our meeting this week. Pam is the new Northern Rail S … more →
FOWS at the GMITA Transport Seminar
walkdenstation wrote 2 weeks ago: FOWS attended a seminar at Manchester Town Hall this week organised by GMITA. There were interesting … more →
FOWS meet Northern Rail at the Business North West Conference
walkdenstation wrote 3 weeks ago: FOWS Chairman Peter Aust with Elissa Robinson from Northern RailHello FOWS Bloggers, I was working a … more →
A bottleneck awaiting removal
John wrote 1 month ago: A Saturday outing to the western end of the Yorkshire Dales had me travelling around by Lancaster an … more →
Flickrfan: IMG_6227
sgarrett6 wrote 1 month ago: Photographed by Ingy The Wingy TransPennine Express (leased from HSBC Rail (UK) Limited) Siemens cla … more →
Pillar as good as new !
walkdenstation wrote 1 month ago: Freshly painted pillar on platform 1Thanks to Northern and Network Rail for fixing the first pillar … more →
FOWS make the case for Walkden with Transport bosses and planners
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walkdenstation wrote 1 month ago: Our Chairman Peter Aust has sent this report of his meeting with transport “top brass” a … more →
Newton Heath depot visit
walkdenstation wrote 1 month ago: A class 142 in the depot at Newton Heath Thanks to our friends at Northern, FOWS today visited Newto … more →
A spot of trouble with a single point of failure
John wrote 1 month ago: Last Saturday saw me journey by train to Ilkley. Due to work being done by Network Rail, I ended up … more →
Meet The Manager - A "Thank You"
walkdenstation wrote 2 months ago: A quick “Thank You” to Northern Rail’s Chris Ingham and Peter Gedding for their … more →
Pillar repairs
walkdenstation wrote 2 months ago: Judging by the cones and “Men At Work” signs clustered around its base, the first pillar … more →
Meet The Manager - next Tuesday
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walkdenstation wrote 2 months ago: Next Tuesday morning (22nd September) Northern Rail’s Station Manager Chris Ingham will be at … more →
Mind your step
walkdenstation wrote 2 months ago: The problem of pigeon mess on the platforms has been getting worse throughout the year and some area … more →
Rails to joy and frustration
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Darryl wrote 3 months ago: (Read this already? Er, I sent an unfinished version of this live by accident in the early hours of … more →
