Shadow transport secretary joins Calder Valley train campaign

The Shadow Transport Secretary joined Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Calder Valley, Josh Fenton-Glynn and a group of campaigners to give his backing to the campaign for better rail services.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Feb 2015, 15:21 BST

Shadow Transport Secretary Michael Dugher MP with Labourâ¬"s parliamentary candidate for Calder Valley, Josh Fenton-Glynn and a group of local campaigners at Brighouse station on Friday

Michael Dugher MP spoke to passengers at Brighouse railway station to hear first-hand their views about the current service and state of the trains.

Signatures were also collected for the Mr Fenton-Glynn’s campaign ticket to the future.

Under the motto ‘Better train services could be the Calder Valley’s ticket to the future’, the campaign is calling for better facilities at Brighouse station – including a ticket machine and an end to the pacer trains.