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The friday 9:26am from South Reddish to Stalybridge only runs once a week and never comes back to Reddish. It operated to keep the line open for a possible re-introduction of a passenger service. Friends ofSouth reddish Station forss.rg.uk are campaigning tore-open the line from reddish to Manchester Victoria and one of their activities from time to time is to make the 9:26 a Folk Train with ged keefe and friends. Passenger usage has gone up by over 500% as a result.

[@nigelkthomas9501]

Much as I’d like to see this service return to being hourly and also into Manchester Victoria, I doubt it will happen cos the bus service is every ten to twelve minutes at Denton. Not sure about Reddish South, but then again there’s a Reddish North with trains directly serving Manchester Piccadilly.
What I would like to see is a twice hourly service from Stockport (or even Hazel Grove) with trains going alternately to Manchester Victoria (or beyond) and Stalybridge/Huddersfield, or even through to Leeds!

[@BlackCombeRunnerKarl]

This "Ghost Train" as some rail enthusiasts are calling it, now departs Stockport at 10:13 on Fridays (until 06/12/13), making it possible for me to ride it in May the next time I'm off work on a Friday.
What's more coming from the Cumbrian Coast line (my area) for the privelige would not have been possible if it was kept at 09:26, as the earliest you make Stockport is 09:53.
This is one route I've yet to travel on, and think..Mokyfit.co.uk may try a dance class on it on a Friday during 2013.

[@evilrobottolhurst]

For such an infrequent service it's well patronised!
And then when it *does* turn up it's a sort of Leyland bus! ("Pacer").
When it arrives at Stalybridge I think "Trans Europe Express" - but as that lasts over 20 minutes, I don't think Kraftwerk should ever play live.
One train a week in one direction? That pub must be *full* of lost people!