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What Additional Services At Elsecar?
« on: September 02, 2006, 01:19:34 PM »

Stop The Train campaigns for better local services on the Sheffield / Leeds line and has been experiencing some problems of its own recently. Here is a link.
http://www.stopthetrain.org.uk/index.cfm

As Keith Burton explains :

"I have just received my new timetables in the mail, and a letter from Julie Chesman - it says that additional late night services at Elsecar have been added. I've checked the new timetable from the 11th June against the 2005 timetable but there are no additional services on any day as far as I can see.... is this one of the new invisible trains I wonder??" (link below.)
http://www.stopthetrain.org.uk/documents/additional_elsecar.pdf

"Our local train stations are even more important than ever before now. The number 72 bus which was the only bus service to sheffield for the local communities of Wombwell, Heminfield, Jump Elsecar and Hoyland has done its last journey. Running since 1921 the service has been axed. The only option now is the train from Wombwell or Elsecar station. It's vital we keep these services running." (link below.)
http://www.stopthetrain.org.uk/documents/number72.pdf
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Re: What Additional Services At Elsecar?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2006, 04:55:09 AM »

Perhaps it's that trick that we've seen in certain parts of the South West of removing services from a d(r)aft new timetable, then adding it back in with a huge hail of positive publicity that talks of an increased service when in fact the excat opposite is the case in practise. Oh, Lee, don't get me going!
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