Chester Folk Festival - over 60 people from Chester and stations along the line caught the 1907 train from Chester to Plumley. Playing for us were The Time Bandits, Roy Clinging and Neil Brookes with Nick Mitchell and Friends, all part of the Chester Folk Festival. The pub had arranged chairs in a large corner for the musicians and as soon as drinks were sorted it was straight into more playing and singing. The instrument playing was superb. The J W Lees Bitter and sandwiches were going down a …
NOVEMBER BUS REPLACEMENTS
There is engineering work on the Mid Cheshire Line .... Sunday 2nd and Sunday 9th November 2014 Engineering work is taking place between Stockport and Northwich with all lines closed. Buses will replace trains between Stockport and Northwich. Monday 17th to Thursday 20th November 2014 The 2248 service from Chester to Manchester is a bus throughout. One bus will run from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly and a second bus will run from Knutsford …
OFF PEAK RETURNS
There are important changes to off peak return fares on the Mid Cheshire Line from Sunday 7th September 2014 .... What are the changes?1. Withdrawal of Cheap Evening Returns and Evening Rail Rangers 2. Restrictions on the validity of Off Peak Day Return tickets from some stations and travelcards in the evening peak from Monday to Friday Why are the changes being made?As a condition of extending Northern’s franchise until 2016 the Department for Transport has required Northern to make …
OCTOBER BUS REPLACEMENTS
There is engineering work on the Mid Cheshire Line .... Monday 6th October - Thursday 9th October 2014 The 2248 service from Chester to Manchester is a bus throughout. Sunday 26th October 2014 Engineering work is taking place between Stockport and Greenbank with all lines closed. Buses will replace trains between Stockport and Greenbank. Of you are travelling, note that the trains running between Chester and Greenbank (and return) are …