Goyt Valley Rail Users Association

20/07/2026

Romiley passengers can now pay a visit to the Proper Koffee Co!

15/06/2026

A feature on Nathaniel Yates and his campaign to make stations accessible to all

Accessibility campaigner Nathaniel Yates walks us through his success stories for disabled commuters, and the long and winding railroad still ahead.

14/06/2026

An information session on the accessibility works at Reddish North is to be held on 24th June

Partners including, TfGM, Network Rail, Northern and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure are hosting a community drop-in to share plans for Reddish North station improvements.

Residents can find out more about the Access for All programme and how it will improve journeys at the station.

📅 Wednesday 24 June - 6pm to 8pm @ North Reddish Working Men’s Club

14/03/2026

Access for All funding for Chinley station was in the news again courtesy of the Buxton Advertiser last week (26th February 2026). Derbyshire County Council Councillor for Whaley Bridge has secured commitment from the Mayor for the East Midlands Combined County Authority to visit Chinley station.
High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership Ruth for Whaley Bridge & Blackbrook Friends of New Mills Stations High Peak CVS

01/03/2026

Some information on construction works at one of our stations to improve accessibility. Bredbury is also due to undergo similar accessibility improvements, although I've not yet seen details and exact timescales, but from my understanding it will be closer to 2027. Reddish North is due to be completed this summer.

We have to acknowledge the excellent campaigning work of Nathaniel Yates in highlighting the need for improved access at many of our stations. Well done Nathaniel!

Many other stations on the Goyt Valley line are still lacking access, of course, so still a long way to go to make all services fully accessible.

Engineering works to make Reddish North railway station more accessible are due to start soon

15/02/2026

Don't forget there's ongoing disruption due to the work at Manchester Piccadilly. If you do happen to pass through Piccadilly (the station concourse, ticket office & shops are open, as of course is the Metrolink stop, and there are some limited services from platform 13&14), the train-less train shed is quite a strange sight!

Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets and Check Train Times

12/02/2026

Congratulations to all the volunteers at our local stations for their successes at last week's Cheshire Best Kept Stations awards:
* Hyde Central (CrossCountry Rising Star Award);
* Marple (Best Staffed Station Award);
* Romiley (Cheshire's Best Kept Station 2025); and
* Rose Hill (TfGM Award);

25/01/2026

Further details of the service disruption due to the work at Manchester Piccadilly from 14th-22nd February, plus a couple of Sunday mornings in March:

Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets and Check Train Times

19/01/2026

Some very disappointing news. Chinley's accessibility improvements "will not be progressing at this point". See the post from Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group for more details, including how to make your views known to the local MP.

After 10 years of campaigning, in May 2024 Chinley finally made it onto the Department for Transport's Access for All funding list... In January 2026, Lord Hendy has just announced that Chinley is off the list.

17/01/2026

In relation to providing step-free access to station platforms, it was announced this week that work will continue on designing a solution for Bredbury station👍 but that plans for Chinley station have been shelved👎 - https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/improving-accessibility-at-railway-stations-across-britain