Speculation grows that HS2 to Manchester will be axed
This morning’s papers continue to speculate that the Government is set to axe the Northern leg of HS2 as Grant Schapps tells the BBC...
Jeremy Hunt the latest to go cold on HS2
With uncertainty growing that the High Speed Link will ever reach Manchester, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is the latest Government minister to blow cold...
Avanti West Coast awarded new awarded long-term contract after significant improvements for passengers
The Department for Transport has today (19th awarded Avanti West Coast a long-term contract which will enable them to deliver improved services for passengers,...
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...