The Middlewich Rail Steering Group have announced the publication of the feasibility report by ‘The Railway Consultancy' into re-opening the line to passenger services and the building of a new station at Middlewich. The re-opening of this railway line to passenger traffic and construction of a new station has been a long-standing ambition of Middlewich residents, Middlewich Town Council, the Middlewich Rail Link Campaign and the Mid Cheshire Rail Users' Association. Middlewich (population …
POTENTIAL SUICIDE DISRUPTS MID CHESHIRE LINE SERVICES
Last evening (Wednesday 8th July 2009) a suicidal person on Stockport Viaduct severely disrupted services on the Mid Cheshire Line including the return Community Rail Music Train from the Golden Pheasant Hotel at Plumley. This morning in a prompt email to our Chairman, John Oates, Lee Wasnidge, the Area Director for Northern Rail apologised to all Northern travellers, in particular those travelling on the Music Train. Lee said "I'd like to pass on my apologies to all those people who had …
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AUGUST MUSIC TRAIN FROM CHESTER TO PLUMLEY
Acoustak, the Chester-based trio, are playing and singing on the Music Train and at the Golden Pheasant pub in Plumley on Wednesday 8 July. The band's repertoire ranges from country, folk and pop through to bluegrass and old time. The train leaves Chester at 19:07 and we return at 22:45. The Music Train uses one of the regular hourly services on the Mid Cheshire line. There is no charge for the event - just the price of your ordinary train ticket. Your 'admission' is the train fare. Other than …
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MID CHESHIRE LINE MUSIC TRAIN 22ND JULY 2009
How it works The Music Train uses one of the regular hourly services on the Mid Cheshire line. It is arranged by the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership. The band plays on the train from Manchester Piccadilly - we take over a carriage. At Plumley everyone alights to visit The Golden Pheasant for drinks and good food - and there is a further session from the band. Plumley Station is accessible. The walk to the pub is 150m. The footway alongside the road from the station to the pub is narrow …
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