Pen*stone Line Partnership

01/06/2026

Last chance to grab some tea and head out to see us tonight for the start of catch the train service leaving at 19.11 and listen to an acoustic set. Enjoy onboard the train with Crazy Heart-Band and alight with us at for a live gig in the Station Inn. Join at any stop en route.

All are welcome and free to see the band as PLP has funded that, just buy a rail ticket to travel before you board! We look forward to a great evening - See you soon 😄🚂

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31/05/2026

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30/05/2026

Visit by train. Or go onward by rail nationally from here.

is a great time to explore!

London and Midlands with We Are EMR CrossCountry trains for Aberdeen to Plymouth and Northern services as far as Northumberland, Liverpool, Nottingham and Hull. TransPennine Express Trains for Cleethorpes and Manchester maybe?

29/05/2026

On the back of The Sportsman Beerhouse post, a favourite with some of the PLP team, we are waiting to find out how we can work with TransPennine Express Trains once the Platform 1 area is upgraded, under TRU work schedules with a new emergency exit and fencing. Unclear if P1 will have a new waiting shelter. We are keen within to work with train operators, Network Rail and TRU team to make the platform area for the Sheffield bound rail service, a pleasant and comfortable waiting space. As yet we are unclear what can be acheived. Our apologies for the run down state of affairs, but no point installing any community projects until TPE share their vision for that end of station which we hope will be inkeeping with the rest of the station improvements!
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29/05/2026

Finally after 6 years the window to the Sheaf and Porter culvert sees the light on platform 5 station.
Great news everyone involved 😃 Crayfish will wonder what's going on!

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The new light well will reveal the river beneath the railway station that was culverted.

28/05/2026

We kick off with a MUSIC TRAIN! 7pm boarding at Huddersfield, Monday 1 June to Silkstone Common, then the Station Inn. Join us en route!
https://penline.co.uk/event/pen*stone-line-music-train-with-crazy-heart-band/ see here for details...Hope you can join us Monday evening on the train and in the pub!

We are celebrating connections, inclusion, and the journeys that bring people together, which is at the heart of this year’s Community Rail Week theme, ‘Journeys for All’. The theme shines a spotlight on the vital role community rail plays in fostering inclusion, strengthening local connections, and breaking down barriers, helping ensure that everyone can access and enjoy rail travel.

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20/05/2026

In this shared post it mentions Pen*stone for bus replacement on Northern and National Rail websites re engineering closures. The bus replacement is between Huddersfield and Lockwood on Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday. See additional images as examples in the comments. The best advice is to check your journey to exactly the station you want to catch the train from and to on Northern's journey planner. That way any bus replacement will be highlighted.
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07/05/2026

AI or not it's good to be prepared!

PLATFORM NOTICE: SOMEONE HAS BROUGHT A FOLDING CHAIR

Visitors to Bramblewick Vale Heritage Railway are reminded that seating is provided.

This clarification follows the arrival of one gentleman with his own folding chair, carried confidently under one arm and deployed beside Platform One without warning.

Station Manager Trevor Hainsworth, 51, observed the chair from a cautious distance.

“It changed the atmosphere,” Trevor said. “Not badly. Just completely.”

Ticket Clerk Brian Ellis, 67, confirmed that the railway has benches.

“They are visible,” Brian said. “Several have backs.”

The gentleman explained that he simply preferred to be prepared.

“I didn’t know what seating would be available,” he said, while sitting three feet from an empty bench.

Platform Supervisor Sheila Cole, 66, assessed the situation carefully.

“If one person brings a chair,” Sheila said, “others may begin thinking in terms of furniture.”

Buffet Manager Brenda Hawkins, 68, was less concerned.

“If he can sit down without making it everyone else’s business,” Brenda said, “I’ve no objection.”

Matters became more complex when two nearby visitors began looking at the chair with interest.

One asked where he had bought it.

Another described it as “sensible.”

Within minutes, the folding chair had become less of a chair and more of a statement.

Fireman Colin Marsh, 64, admitted he understood the appeal.

“You know where you are with your own chair,” Colin said. “Usually exactly where you put it.”

The railway has confirmed that folding chairs are not banned, but passengers are asked to deploy them with restraint, awareness and no sense of having started a movement.

Benches remain available.

Personal seating remains under observation.