Metrolink strikes back on as drivers reject latest pay offer

Trams drivers across Greater Manchester will stage a one day strike on Sunday 10 October, the day of the city's marathon. Talks held yesterday broke...

Greater Manchester aiming to be first city-region to deliver carbon neutral transport network

GREATER Manchester has set out a new ambition to become the first city-region to deliver a carbon neutral transport network, Mayor Andy Burnham and...

Oldham Council to install more CCTV cameras around town centre tram stops

Oldham Council is installing 51 CCTV cameras at locations around five Metrolink stops to help passengers and residents feel safer and more confident. ...

1.2 million Electric vehicles expected on the North West’s Roads by 2030.

Electricity North West is accelerating its predication for how quickly the North West will shift to electric vehicles as a result of the significant...

Bus operator plans appeal against Greater Manchester bus franchising plans

Greater Manchester’s plans for a bus franchise system have taken a slight set back as it has been revealed that one of the operators...

Arriva bus drivers to strike across the region

Bus workers employed by Arriva in the North West have voted in huge numbers for strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite, the workers’...
Rail services between Manchester and London are to be reduced as the train operator Avanti West Coast blames unofficial strike action”

Manchester’s leaders ask Avanti to come up with plans to sort West Coast trains...

Andy Burnham along with Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council, Cllr Luthfur Rahman and Transport Commissioner, Vernon Everitt have met with West Coast train...

Truss confirms plans for Northern PowerHouse rail will go ahead

The Prime Minister has confirmed today that the Government is going ahead with the plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail In her leadership campaign, Liz Truss...

Rail strikes certain to go ahead as union rejects latest pay offer

This month’s rail strikes look set to continue after the RMT union rejected an eight per cent pay offer from the train Companies In a...

Northern set to recruit as many as 280 drivers and conductors across the North...

Train operator, Northern, is looking to recruit as many as 280 drivers and conductors across the North of England in 2023. New recruits will join...