Stockport Council agrees multi-million pound deal with Be.EV to bring EV chargers to borough

Electric vehicle charging network Be.EV and Stockport Council have signed a £15million deal which will allow 100 electric vehicles to be charged at once. The...

First branded bee bus enters service

With exactly six months to go before Greater Manchester brings buses back under local control, the Mayor and other leaders today unveiled the first...

Testing of new digital real-time information displays underway to help keep bus passengers informed

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is exploring new ways to provide bus passengers with real-time travel information – including NHS patients, staff and visitors – as...

New park and ride in Walkden set to open

brand new park and ride facility at Walkden Railway Station is almost complete and set to open in April 2023. Salford City Mayor, local...

Train strikes ending as RMT members vote to accept new offer

Train strikes which have plagued the country since last summer could be coming to an end after the rail union RMT announced today that...

Avanti gets six month extension to run the West Coast line

Reports this morning suggest that the underfire train operator Avanti are to be given an extra six months to run services on the West...

Nearly a quarter of Transpennine Express trains are cancelled in February

The train operator Transpennine Express cancelled nearly a quarter of their trains in the four weeks to the 4th March Statistics published by the Office...

Lost jobs and income among serious repercussions after major DVLA delays say MP’s

Since April 2020 around three million customers who applied for a driving licence experienced delays, and complaints about the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency...

Devolution deal will see fully integrated London style transport system by 2030

Greater Manchester will get new responsibilities over transport as part of the city-region’s most significant devolution deal with Government. The new Trailblazer Deal announced today...

Disruption to Metrolink services this morning after damage to overhead lines

Metrolink passengers are being encouraged to plan their journey, with disruption affecting most of the network this morning, Wednesday 15 March. Damage to overhead lines...