Northern Rail train drivers to strike on 1st March
Train drivers at Northern Rail are set to strike in March as the
Members at Northern and LNER will take strike action on Friday 1...
£2.7m upgrade for Manchester’s Oxford Road station announced
Network Rail is investing £2.7m to upgrade Manchester Oxford Road station
Work begins in March 2024, and will redesign the front of the station. New...
Transpennine Express launches homage to Bill Withers
TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a new campaign, which encourages making the most of getting together for a ‘lovely day’ featuring Bill Withers’ 1970s...
Every penny saved on cancelling HS2 will stay in the North says Sunak
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that bus services are benefiting from the Government’s decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2, as he...
Further Metrolink service changes planned as cracked rail repairs continue
Further service changes are being introduced on parts of the Metrolink network to improve reliability while repairs to a cracked rail near Victoria tram...
HS2 now very poor value for money after Northern leg cancellation
The HS2 programme, after the cancellation of its latter stages to run only from London to the West Midlands will offer very poor value...
Council propose changes to dangerous East Manchester junction
Changes could soon be made at a Manchester junction after significant concerns were raised about its safety.
The junction of Alan Turing Way and Ashton...
Virtual reality film lays bare the life-changing consequences of throwing bricks at buses
Young people are learning about the potentially life-changing consequences of throwing missiles at buses, trams and trains thanks to a hard-hitting virtual reality (VR)...
Manchester Council’s reveals proposals for City Centre traffic calming measures
Pedestrian-friendly plans on how to improve the A34 Salford to Cooper Street corridor are set to go out for public consultation.
The stretch of road...
Tap in and Tap out trial launched across Greater Manchester train stations
About 90 train stations in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands will get tap-in tap-out card readers in a trial.
The stations are set to...