News for: Transport

Manchester Airport has revealed it has invested £3 million in its apprenticeship programme since 2017, as the hub marks National Apprenticeship Week (10-16th February). More than 440 apprentices have joined the airport since it adopted its current scheme in 2017 and more than 100 apprentices are … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has surpassed 100 million bus journeys just weeks after remaining areas of the city-region saw their buses come under local control. Bus franchises completed on 5th January, with the network also setting a new daily record for passenger numbers, with 602,000 … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester's latest Active Travel Annual Report has revealed that the Bee Network is starting to enable more people to walk or use public transport rather than drive. Members of the city-region's Bee Network Committee approved the findings of the Active Travel Annual Report and endorsed … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has signed off £34 million for improvements to rail stations across the city region, including work to improve accessibility at four Stockport stations. Work to build a more inclusive and accessible rail network in Greater Manchester will see twice as … [Read more...]

Network Rail is to hold a second public information event ahead of major work to rebuild the Greek Street bridge that will start later this year. Scheduled for Wednesday 5 February 2025, the event will take place between 4-7pm at Stockport’s Age UK hub, which is located next to the bridge. At the … [Read more...]

The Government have approved plans for Greater Manchester to address air pollution without additional charges for drivers using the city-region's roads. Defra and the Department for Transport have signed off on an investment-led plan submitted by local government after concluding Greater … [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...]

Network Rail has shared plans to restore the span of Stockport's iconic viaduct across the M60 motorway as part of its £1 million restoration of the structure. Built in 1840, the Grade II listed Stockport Viaduct carries almost 400 trains every day between Stockport and Manchester … [Read more...]