Greater Manchester will receive more than £35 million in new government funding to further boost active travel in the city-region. The funding from Active Travel England will help deliver new school streets and crossings, improve existing routes, and address accessibility issues through better … [Read more...]
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Manchester Airport gears up for biggest its Christmas yet
Manchester Airport has extra staff and festive surprises in place as it anticipates serving more than 1.5 million passengers over the Christmas break. The two most popular days to travel over the Christmas period will be Friday, 19 December – the final Friday before Christmas – and Sunday, 28 … [Read more...]
Consultation launched on Greater Manchester transport ambitions
People who live, work, travel, visit, or study in Greater Manchester are invited to help shape the future of travel in the city region by giving their views on the city-region's ambitions plans for improving transport infrastructure through to 2050. A public consultation on both the GM Transport … [Read more...]
Record passenger numbers and infrastructure investment drive growth for Manchester Airports Group
Record passenger numbers drove Manchester Airports Group (MAG) to a strong first-half performance, as it continued to invest in its infrastructure for growth. The group, which operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports, also revealed strong growth in its travel services … [Read more...]
Belle Vue celebrates at Route One Awards
Stockport-based Belle Vue Manchester has been named ‘Large Coach Operator of the Year’ at the industry’s coveted Route One Awards. The team from Belle Vue joined 900 guests at The Vox Resorts World in Birmingham for the Route One Awards that bring together industry leaders, innovators and rising … [Read more...]
North-west rail passengers warned of Christmas disruption on West Coast Main Line
Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line this Christmas and New Year are being urged to check before they travel ahead of a programme of major railway improvements. Taking place between 25th December 2025 and 15th January 2025, Network Rail is carrying out major upgrades on sections of … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester sets out 2050 vision for rail network
Greater Manchester has set out an ambitious new vision to transform its rail system over the next thirty years. Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, unveiled ‘On the Right Track for Growth: A 2050 Vision for the Future of Rail in Greater Manchester’ during a speech at the Public Transport in … [Read more...]
Bee Network funding boost for more electric buses
Public transport across Greater Manchester is to become more sustainable following a £65 million funding boost, primarily to fund more electric buses on the Bee Network. Almost £60 million will be invested to switching a further 13% of the Bee Network fleet from diesel to fully electric, with the … [Read more...]
Success of Trafford Park tram line strengthens case for Stockport Metrolink extension
Data revealing the success of the Trafford Park Metrolink line is helping to make the case for future expansion of Greater Manchester's tram network, including an extension into Stockport. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), has revealed how since opening in 2020, the Trafford Park line has … [Read more...]
First Manchester to Bangkok flight depart
The inaugural flight connecting Manchester Airport to Bangkok departed 26 November, connecting the North of England with the world's most visited city for the first time. The new service operated by Norse Atlantic Airways means hundreds of thousands of passengers from the North will benefit from … [Read more...]
Northern sets out plan to increase annual passenger numbers by 30 million
Rail operator, Northern, has set out plans to increase annual passenger numbers on its services by 30 million by the end of the decade. The '30 by 30' plan sets out an data-driven approach to achieving sustainable, long-term growth over the course of the next four years to 2030. Interventions are … [Read more...]
Stockport receives £56 million from GM Good Growth Fund in ‘vote of confidence’ in regeneration
With Stockport set to receive one of the largest allocations from the first wave of funding from the GM Good Growth Fund, Stockport Council Leader, Cllr Mark Roberts, has welcomed the move as "a vote of confidence" in the town's ongoing transformation. Yesterday (20 November), Greater Manchester … [Read more...]
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