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Beyond Ellesmere Port
3rd June 2024
A long-term vision for a ‘metro’ styled service around the Mersey Basin …
Summer 2023 Newsletter
The North Cheshire Rail Users Group have published their Summer Newsletter ....
Halton Curve Campaign
29th February 2020
The North Cheshire Rail Users Group was last night officially recognised for 30 years hard work ....
Frodsham Footbridge Project
8th December 2019
A temporary scaffold footbridge will now NOT be provided at Frodsham ....
Castle Park Semaphore Signal Unveiling
1st June 2019
30 years of campaigning officially came to an end today on Saturday 1st June as two semaphore signals were unveiled in Castle Park .....
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News
Beyond Ellesmere Port
3rd June 2024
A long-term vision for a ‘metro’ styled service around the Mersey Basin …
Summer 2023 Newsletter
The North Cheshire Rail Users Group have published their Summer Newsletter ....
Halton Curve Campaign
29th February 2020
The North Cheshire Rail Users Group was last night officially recognised for 30 years hard work ....
Frodsham Footbridge Project
8th December 2019
A temporary scaffold footbridge will now NOT be provided at Frodsham ....
Castle Park Semaphore Signal Unveiling
1st June 2019
30 years of campaigning officially came to an end today on Saturday 1st June as two semaphore signals were unveiled in Castle Park .....
The Halton Curve
19th May 2019
The Halton curve finally opened on 19th May 2019 ....
The Early Days of NCRUG
23rd May 2019
A look back at the early days NCRUG and its first chairman ....
Cheshire Best Kept Stations
5th February 2019
Frodsham has won the Best Kept Gardens Award 2018 ....
News from the Line
31st October 2018
News from Runcorn East and Helsby Stations ....
Runcorn East Celebrations
3rd October 2018
Runcorn East Railway Station marks the station's 35th Opening Anniversary and an end of an era with ATW ....
Latest NCRUG News
1st October 2018
Read the latest News from North Cheshire Rail Users Group ....
Liverpool Here We Come
10th June 2018
Sunday 10th June was a significant milestone in the history of the North Cheshire Rail Users Group ....
Helsby Footbridge
13th June 2018
Helsby Footbridge works have started and two temporary footbridges are now in place ....
Winter Newsletter
7th February 2018
NCRUG have published their latest newsletter for Winter 2018 ....
Halton Curve Upgrade
2nd February 2018
The next stage of the Halton Curve upgrade gets underway .....
Cheshire Best Kept Stations
23rd January 2018
Frodsham is Cheshire's Best Kept Station 2017 ....
Halton Curve Project
18th November 2017
Work is continuing on the Halton Curve Project ....
Waiting for the Workers, Winter 1936
6th September 2017
Helsby and Alvanley railway station has been brought back to life by Nick Harling ....
John Hobbs
6th September 2017
It is with great sadness that the North Cheshire Rail Users Group must report the death of John Hobbs ....
John Hobbs - a true gent
27th July 2017
NCRUG recognise John Hobbs - a true gent ....
News from NCRUG
30th July 2017
NCRUG report on the Parliamentary Train and confirm they are now on Facebook ....
News from NCRUG
19th July 2017
Here is the latest news from the North Cheshire Rail Users Group ....
Flying Scotsman
13th June 2017
The Flying Scotsman passed through Frodsham and Helsby on Tuesday evening just after 6pm .....
Lone Rider
10th June 2017
Enjoy the story of a Lone Rider in North Cheshire as published on RailwayWorld.net .....
Manchester Victoria
30th May 2017
Following the Manchester bomb atrocity, Manchester Victoria station is now open again .....
Wrexham to Chester Line
5th April 2017
The Wrexham to Chester railway line upgrade is finally complete after major delays ....
North East Wales Metro
14th March 2017
The Welsh Government has grand plans for a 'Metro' network in South Wales and a North Wales equivalent has also been mentioned ...
Strike Day
13th March 2017
It was nearly a better service ....
Follow us on Twitter
26th January 2017
You can now follow our news on Twitter ....
January Meeting
17th January 2017
New village PCSO for Helsby met with the North Cheshire Rail Users Group at their January meeting ....
Rail North West
23rd January 2017
Rail North West - the magazine of - Railfuture in the north west - includes a feature on the delayed "GWR Electrification Delay Fallout" ....
Pip - The Railway Dog
19th January 2017
Former Helsby resident Pip, the Railway Dog, has not been forgotten ....
Halton Curve
14th January 2017
Latest development on the Halton Curve was noted from the railtour on Saturday 14th January ...
Cheshire Best Kept Stations
10th January 2017
Frodsham and Chester Railway Stations have scooped awards at Cheshire Best Kept Stations ....
Northern Belle
20th December 2016
There was a rare winter use of Halton Curve in passenger traffic today ....
Infrastructure Renewal
1st December 2016
The Helsby Railway Station footbridge is being refurbished ....
442s for North Wales
28th November 2016
There has apparently been consideration given to this outlandish plan ....
Modern Railways
1st December 2016
Progress on the Halton Curve is featured in the Modern Railways Magazine December 2016 issue ....
NCRUG Meeting
15th November 2016
Re-Regulation of the Rail Industry in Wales with speaker Sian James from from Abellio ....
NCRUG Commendation
12th November 2016
NCRUG have been awarded a Commendation for the "Best Social Media" in recognition of their contribution to rail campaigning ....
Halton Curve Update
10th November 2016
The latest update on the Halton Curve from the Halton Curve Team at Merseytravel ....
Great Western Electrification
10th November 2016
The GW Electrification has been deferred, What next for North Wales/Cheshire Electrification hopes?
Wales & Borders Franchise
9th November 2016
The Branch Line News is reporting new developments on the Wales & Borders Franchise ....
Halton Curve
11th October 2016
Andrew Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary (Dept. of Transport) cites "Halton Curve" as an example ....
NCRUG AGM
19th October 2016
Our AGM was addressed by the Director of Rolling Stock Procurement at Merseytravel and new Chairman, Mark Warren, took the helm ....
Thomas Brassey
20th October 2016
A scheme to create a suitable memorial to Thomas Brasey is gaining momentum at Chester Railway Station ....
ACoRP Community Rail Awards
28th September 2016
A party from NCRUG attended the Community Rail Awards Evening in Southport ....
Lime Street Resignalling
14th September 2016
Rail Engineer publish the latest news on Liverpool Lime Street Resignalling ....
Branch Line Society News
10th September 2016
The Branch Line Society News, No 1264, reports that the Rossett/Saltney Junction redoubling has a new target date ....
APPG Reception
10th September 2016
A delegation from the NCRUG attended the All Party Parliamentary Group reception at the invitation of Jason McCartney MP ....
Branch Line News
3rd September 2016
Liverpool South Parkway for John Lennon Airport and other matters ....
Surprise Steam News
4th September 2016
Not a surprise, more a dissapointment ...
Growth Track 360
22nd August 2016
The "Growth Track 360" report was issued on the 31st May 2016 ....
Paintings by Nick Harling
5th August 2016
Paintings by Nick Harling, featuring Helsby Station, raises funds for preservation and heritage ....
Merseyrail Engineering
16th August 2016
Merseyrail & Network Rail advise on future disruptions and upgrades in the Liverpool City Region including the Mersey Loop Line ....
ACoRP Judging
2nd August 2016
ACoRP Judges visited Frodsham Station to look over the station ....
Station to Station
6th August 2016
NCRUG was represented at the "Station to Station" celebration at Chester last Saturday ....
Jubilee Class Steam Locomotive
24th July 2016
Jubilee Class Steam Locomotive 45690 visits Frodsham ....
Crowd Event
16th July 2016
A big thank you to the Arriva Trains North team for arranging what has become a NCRUG annual event over the Halton Curve ....
Sand Trains
22nd June 2016
Sand trains are now running regularly to ENCIRC at Helsby West Cheshire Junction ....
Halton Curve
22nd June 2016
"Rail" magazine issue 803 features eight pages of coverage on the Halton Curve ....
First Train
19th June 2016
The Branch Line Society is reporting the first train to Glass Works Sidings ....
New Timetable
17th June 2016
The new North Wales to Manchester Airport Timetable Supplement is available ....
British Empire Medal
11th June 2016
A local railway supporter has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List ....
Branch Line News
4th June 2016
Branch Line News reports on the Halton Curve Project .....
Reduced Bus Services
4th April 2016
There are reduced bus services at Warrington Bank Quay ...
Secret Train Services to Manchester Airport
16th May 2016
A Secret "Arriva Trains Wales" services started running to Manchester Airport from the North Cheshire Line ....
Class 175 Corrosion Repairs
10th May 2016
Class 175 Corrosion Repairs has reduced train formations and train quality ....
Halton Curve
27th April 2016
The Halton Curve features in "Rail" Magazine issue 799 ....
Halton Curve - Full Business Case approved!
15th April 2016
We have received information that a further major milestone in the campaign to get "Halton Curve" has been acheived ....
New Franchise
1st April 2016
Look out for the new logo. A new rail transformation journey begins today as Arriva launches the new Northern franchise ....
Commemorative Plaque
11th March 2016
Members of NCRUG have relocated a Commemorative Plaque to its new home at Helsby Station ....
Liverpool Lime Street
21st March 2016
The Liverpool Echo has featured Liverpool Lime Street's 2017 revamp ....
Halton Curve
17th March 2016
Halton curve features in the current issue No 796 of "Rail" Magazine ....
Mother's Day
6th March 2016
A special treat for Mothers on the Halton Curve ....
Memorial to 'Pip' the Railway Dog
29th February 2016
Some of you may have noticed a memorial on the side of Helsby Signal box in recent weeks ....
Conwy Valley Line
22nd February 2016
The Conwy Valley railway services re-opened today providing a service for the first time since Christmas ....
Pathfinder Tours
30th January 2016
Pathfinder Tours operated a Railtour over our local lines on Saturday 30th January ....
New Trains for Arriva Trains North
22nd January 2016
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles will build 98 trains for Arriva Trains North Limited in a deal worth £490 million ....
NCRUG wins Awards
13th January 2016
NCRUG won three awards at the Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards Evening ....
No Trains Today
4th January 2016
Due to a strike today by Arriva Trains Wales Drivers there were no ATW trains ....
Runcorn East Station
22nd December 2015
A surprise Christmas present for Runcorn East from Arriva Trains Wales and Halton Borough Council ....
Northern Electrics
14th December 2015
"Northern Electric" trains began to work regularly on the route from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay ....
New Franchises
9th December 2015
New rail franchises have been allocated today for Northern and Transpennine ....
Cliff Face at Frodsham
27th November 2015
The cliff face to the east of Frodsham Station, which collapsed several years ago has recently been consolidated ....
Overhauled Totem at Helsby Station
22nd November 2015
NCRUG are extremely pleased that the Railway Totem at Helsby Station has been overhauled ....
ATW tries again for Manchester Airport
18th November 2015
Last year Arriva Trains Wales applied for the paths to run North Wales services beyond Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport ....
Upgrade delays
9th November 2015
The Wrexham to Chester re-doubling has been delayed ....
Runcorn East Station Citation
29th October 2015
Runcorn East Station was awarded a citation at the "Britain in Bloom" event ....
NCRUG AGM
21st October 2015
The North Cheshire Rail Users' Group held its Annual General Meeting on 21st October....
Serious Disruption to Services
20th October 2015
There was again serious disruption to services between Chester and Warrington today ....
Helsby Station
12th October 2015
Tenants take up occupancy at Helsby Station & "Pip" passes away on 28th September ....
Travel Watch North West Conference
8th October 2015
Several NCRUG Committee Members attended the Travel Watch North West Conference ....
The Road to Damascus
24th September 2015
The NCRUG were fortunate to procure a place to visit the Long Marston development site ....
175 Years of Railways
23rd September 2015
NCRUG attended on the concourse of Chester Station today to celebrate 175 Years of Cheshire Railways ....
Work Continues on Halton Curve
23rd September 2015
Civil Engineering Works continue on the Halton Curve ....
Halton Curve Video
13th September 2015
Take a look at the Video of the Halton Curve ....
Progress on Halton Curve
3rd September 2015
Major engineering work is taking place on Halton Curve ....
Electrification scheme is delayed
20th August 2015
The Blackpool to Preston and Preston to Manchester Electrification Scheme is delayed due to Balfour Beatty, the contractors, pulling out ....
Serious Disruption to Services
10th August 2015
There was serious disruption to services between Chester and Warrington ....
Judging at Runcorn East
3rd August 2015
Judges from the Royal Horticultural society have paid a visit to Murdishaw Community Centre and Runcorn East Railway Station ....
Halton Curve Business Case
11th May 2015
The Halton Curve Outline Business Case has been published by Mersey Travel ....
NCRUG Scoop Three Awards
13th January 2015
NCRUG has scooped three awards in the Cheshire Best Kept Station Competition ....
NCRUG News in Brief
NCRUG are reporting news at Helsby, Frodsham and Runcorn East Stations .....
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