News for: Transport

Network Rail and rail operators serving the North of England are advising passengers avoid travel on Friday 24 January due to the expected disruption from gale-force winds from Storm Éowyn. The storm, the fifth named storm of the season, is expected to bring some of the strongest winds in a … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has set out plans for local rail services in the city-region to be integrated into the Bee Network, with eight routes brought under local control by 2028. The move sets out the next steps in bringing a London-style public transport system to Greater … [Read more...]

Rail operator, Northern, has invited train manufacturers to enter negotiations to supply up to 450 new trains to its fleet across the region. The move marks the start of the the company's largest ever investment in its rolling stock, and will see approximately two-thirds of its fleet replaced in … [Read more...]

Stockport's state-of-the-art transport interchange has been shortlisted by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce for its Building of the Year Award. The aim of the Building of the Year Award is to recognise a building’s contribution to Greater Manchester in terms of construction and development. … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport recorded its busiest December on record with 2.2 million passengers flying into or out of the North's global gateway in the final month of 2024. The month smashed the previous record set in December 2023 by 10% with the busiest day coming on Sunday, December 29, when just under … [Read more...]

More than 50,000 young people are benefitting from free travel to college, work and to meet up with family and friends through Greater Manchester's Our Pass, which grants unlimited free bus travel to 16 to 18-year-olds. First introduced in 2019, 170,000 young people have benefitted from the pass, … [Read more...]

Network Rail has completed £20 million of railway upgrades along the West Coast Main Line during the Christmas period, including work in Stockport. The railway between London and the North-west, and Scotland has fully reopened after a number of closures along its route while engineering projects … [Read more...]

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is encouraging city-region residents to plan for disruption and delays on the transport network during cold weather. With daytime temperatures close to or below freezing over the coming days, and dropping as low an -10C in more rural upland areas, the … [Read more...]