The first issue of a new newsletter for the Clitheroe Line has been published. The newsletter has information regarding the strenghtening of some of the peak services on the Manchester to Clitheroe route that the Greater Manchester Integrated Ttransport Authority (GMITA) has championed and the Department for Transport has sponsored. The additional trains being used are the ones released when the Manchester to Oldham line closed for conversion to a new Metrolink Tram line. The strengthening means extra capacity on some of the busiest services and also sees the notorious 15.40 departure from Manchester Victoria to Clitheroe upgraded from a 1 x 153 unit to a 1 x 150 unit.

The newsletter also explains what the Clitheroe Line Community Rail Partnership is and who is involved and a little about the work they carry out. The newsletter is available at manned stations on the route and will also be handed out to customers on the train.

To download a copy of the On The Line Issue 1 – Summer 2010 newsletter click HERE.