Penistone Line Partnership and River Holme Connections hosted a Rail & Rivers Day for young people attending Thornton Lodge Action Group's Summer Activity Programme. This activity session covered Thornton Lodge's Four Strands - Education and Learning - Health & Wellbeing - Sport & [...]
Huddersfield – Sheffield (local stopping service) There will be major disruptions due to the ongoing Trans Pennine Upgrade Works at Huddersfield and the closure of Huddersfield station. Below are brief details of the works we have been notified about. Saturday 9 August [...]
⚠️ Penistone Line Weekend Disruption & Travel Warning – July & August 2025 ⚠️ Engineering Works: Huddersfield–Lockwood Passengers are advised that essential engineering works will take place on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Lockwood on weekends throughout July & August. As [...]
PLP is pleased to announce the winners and runners-up of our Viaduct Photography Competition. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who took the time to get out and about to find the perfect spot for an image capturing [...]
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Hi Readers, May 2025 marks one year since Traction began! A big thank you to Sarah, our community rail officer, for helping make this blog possible, and to Oliver for his great contributions—especially his photography and the Ffestiniog Railway post he wrote [...]
Penistone Line's railway services will only run between Huddersfield and Barnsley, and a replacement bus service will run between Barnsley and Meadowhall during engineering weekends. Engineering works on our line will take place on: Saturday 21st June - Sunday 22nd June [...]
On 22 May 2025, during Community Rail Week, Penistone Line Partnership, SYMCA, and High Peak & Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership hosted a Song Walk. This was a pilot project to celebrate Railway 200 with a Community Rail Week event. Guests travelled from [...]
A new timetable for train services on the Penistone Line will be in place from 18th May to 5th October. On Mondays through Saturdays, the regular hourly service will run between Huddersfield and Sheffield, and on Sundays, it will run between Huddersfield [...]
Hello Readers, Welcome to the 12th edition of Traction! It’s hard to believe, but next month marks one year since the blog began. Thank you for reading and supporting the journey so far! This month, I visited one of Britain’s most historic [...]
