tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post2881209331114826131..comments2024-03-29T07:23:49.853+00:00Comments on rotherham business news: News: Plans for restoring railways in Rotherham chugging alongTom Austenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847008904924351553noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-9021977297402966822022-07-13T10:05:36.282+01:002022-07-13T10:05:36.282+01:00Football = footfall for Masbrough. Especially with...Football = footfall for Masbrough. Especially with the mighty millers in the championship!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-77775517571358084202022-07-02T13:16:15.302+01:002022-07-02T13:16:15.302+01:00Parkgate is a more sensible location as people wan...Parkgate is a more sensible location as people want to get to the shops and restaurants. Masbrough does not attract the same footfall. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-1264635450955967542022-06-29T11:09:38.051+01:002022-06-29T11:09:38.051+01:00Masbrough is only a dodgy area because there's...Masbrough is only a dodgy area because there's nothing there and it's been left to rot for years. A new station could help to regenerate the area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-23254623637501607462022-06-29T09:21:35.964+01:002022-06-29T09:21:35.964+01:00It’s Masbrough, not “masborough”... that’s only er...It’s Masbrough, not “masborough”... that’s only errroneously arisen from the Midland Railway’s misspelling in 1896. Parkgate is too far from the town centre and too congested. I’ve never noticed a problem near the old station and I live not far away.Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378510848153535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-36498287688191741012022-06-28T19:17:19.683+01:002022-06-28T19:17:19.683+01:00Tbh I'd sooner get off/on a train at parkgate ...Tbh I'd sooner get off/on a train at parkgate than masborough,don't know if you've been around where old station is in recent years,smackheads and dodgy characters galore,not a nice area!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-2555181551731707072022-06-28T15:29:48.530+01:002022-06-28T15:29:48.530+01:00That sounds like a sensible suggestion-the council...That sounds like a sensible suggestion-the council seem hell bent on Parkgate instead of Masbrough though! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-5679713519092055702022-06-22T22:20:56.664+01:002022-06-22T22:20:56.664+01:00Why not continue it north from Beighton up (or dow...Why not continue it north from Beighton up (or down in railway terminology) to Masbrough where it could meet up with services north from Sheffield... where they could build the new station...?Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378510848153535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-53873608258648556232022-06-22T13:51:57.477+01:002022-06-22T13:51:57.477+01:00There are opportunities that have been missed by ...There are opportunities that have been missed by not using the old industrial routes. E.g. linking Maltby to Sheffield. Even turning down the proposed link from Doncaster to DSA. especially with the amount of housing/industry development going on in that area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199919321583468611.post-41150124624757709212022-06-22T11:47:55.382+01:002022-06-22T11:47:55.382+01:00See basically two lines that have an liitle or no ...See basically two lines that have an liitle or no relevance for virtually anyone in Rotherham!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com