Lime increases fleet size in Salford as trip numbers soar

Lime has today announced it will be increasing its e-scooter fleet by 45% to help cater for growing demand in Greater Manchester as it...

North’s Transport leaders vote for Avanti to be taken off West Coast route asap

Transport for the North (TfN) Board, held in Leeds, officially passed a motion to write to the Secretary of State asking for the firm...

The case for a new Greater Manchester rail station is submitted

business case for a new rail station at Golborne has been submitted to government, setting out the transformational benefits it will bring for the...

Work underway to help more trains run on time between Manchester and Sheffield

The first pieces of track have been installed to relieve a long-standing bottleneck on the Hope Valley railway line, providing faster and more reliable...

New bike libraries boosting access to cycles in local communities

A new scheme that provides bikes to local communities has launched across Greater Manchester, following a £145,000 investment from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Bike...

Rail strike to go ahead next week after no breakthrough in talks

Over 40,000 workers across Network Rail and 14 train operating companies will walkout next Wednesday, (27 July) after no breakthrough in talks. RMT general secretary...

Landmark moment for Metrolink as first new vehicle arrives

The first of 27 new Metrolink trams has arrived in Manchester after an epic 1,800km journey across Europe. The new M5000 vehicle, which is stabled...

£38m The cost of this summer’s railway chaos

A report out this morning claims that the disruption caused by the early summer rail problems in the North has cost the region nearly...

Women encouraged to get pedalling in 2018

An initiative to get more wore women cycling in Greater Manchester is to run again following its success over the last few years. Transport for...

27 driver dies after his transit van crashes into houses in Oldham

The 27 year-old man  has died in Oldham after a white transit van he was driving crashed into a row of houses in the...