Government gives no indication over scaling back of HS2

The Transport Minister Richard Holden shed gave no indication as to whether plans for HS2 will be scaled back Questioned in the House of Commons...

Greater Manchester aiming for 50 million more bus journeys per year to drive public...

new Bus Strategy – to be presented to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) at the end of the month - sets out an...

Metrolink to bring back MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus peak service

Metrolink is to bring back the MediaCityUK to Etihad Campus peak service later this month. It will be reintroduced on Monday, 25 September following the...

Labour refuses to commit to HS2 reaching Manchester

Pat McFadden, Labour shadow Cabinet Office minister, has  refused to commit to the entire HS2 route all the way to Manchester, echoing the government...

Manchester tram workers vote for strike action

Manchester faces travel chaos after tram workers voted for strike action.  Dozens of GMB members working for Great Manchester’s Metrolink service delivered a unanimous yes...

Penalty fines to go up as Metrolink seeks to clamp down on fare dodgers

The penalty fare for travelling without a valid ticket or pass on Metrolink will be increasing to £120 from the 24thSeptember as part of...

Sunak and Hunt discussing plans to scrap second leg of HS2 -Reports

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are in talks over shelving the second stage of HS2 according to reports A cost...

Card readers to be mandatory in Manchester’s black cabs but fares will be rising

Card readers will become mandatory in Manchester Black cabs but fares will also rise it has been announced Proposals will see an increase in the...

World’s oldest railway viaduct gets repairs ahead of 200th anniversary

Work is well underway to improve passenger and freight journeys between Manchester and Liverpool over the world’s first railway viaduct. Network Rail is investing £3.8m...

Teenager who campaigned for crossing celebrates as work starts

teenager who campaigned to have a crossing point near a school in Altrincham is celebrating today after work started on the scheme. Eleanor Horner was...