Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is encouraging Stockport businesses to join the Love to Ride Bike Month Challenge in May 2023. Bike Month Challenge is a fun, friendly competition that takes place each year all about helping more people to discover (or rediscover) the joys and benefits of … [Read more...]
News for: Transport
Northern Mayors call for FirstGroup to lose Transpennine rail contract
Mayors representing city-regions across Northern England have written to Transport Secretary Mark Harper, calling for transport company, FirstGroup to have their contract to run the Transpennine rail franchise terminated. The move follows previous calls by by both Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy … [Read more...]
Capacity increased on Manchester to New York flights
Irish airline, Aer Lingus, has announced it will increase capacity on flights between Manchester and New York this summer The move comes little over a year since the airline launched the transatlantic flights to North American destinations from Manchester Airport, the first such routes for the … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport serves more than 300,000 passengers over Easter weekend
More than 300,000 passengers smoothly passed through Manchester Airport over the Easter weekend from the 7th to 10th April. Over the course of the bank holiday weekend, 99.5% of travellers passed through security in 15 minutes or less, with nearly 80,000 passengers flying from the hub each … [Read more...]
Northern completes multi-million pound ‘digital train’ makeover programme
Train operating company, Northern, is celebrating the completion of a three-year project to improve on-board technology on services across the North of England. The 'digital train' project sought to retrofit the company's existing fleet with the same digital facilities on-board 101 new trains … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport set for 1.1 million passengers looking to fly this Easter
Manchester Airport is set to welcome more than 1.1 million passengers over the two-week Easter holiday on more than 7,300 flights to 158 destinations. This year the airport estimates that a total of 1,174,362 passengers will fly from or arrive at the airport over the Easter break, compared to … [Read more...]
Stockport businesses encouraged to access fully-funded training for logistics, transport and warehousing staff
Stockport businesses in the logistics and transport sector are being encouraged to take advantage of fully-funded training for staff through the Skills for Growth programme. Delivered by Seetec, the programme is aimed at plugging skills gaps identified by the region's employers across the … [Read more...]
Order placed for 170 electric buses for Stockport
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and bus operator Stagecoach have confirmed that an order has been placed for 170 new electric buses to serve routes in and around Stockport from 2024. The buses have been jointly funded by Stagecoach and local and national government, with Stagecoach’s … [Read more...]
Six Stockport stations recognised at ‘Best Kept Station’ awards
Woodsmoor, Reddish South, Stockport, Heaton Chapel, Rose Hill Marple and Romiley stations have all been honoured at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards. The event, held on March 16th at Northwich's The Grange Theatre, was attended by Mayor of Stockport Cllr David Wilson and Mayoress Jeanette … [Read more...]
Avanti West Coast contract extended for a further 6 months
Avanti West Coast has been granted a contract extension to continue running the West Coast Main Line franchise for a further six months, the Department of Transport has confirmed. The six month extension will run until 15th October 2023, following progress made by the rail company in improving … [Read more...]
New devolution deal brings Greater Manchester closer to integrated bus, tram and train ticketing
Following the announcement of a 'trailblazer' new devolution deal for Greater Manchester, further details have been revealed about how this will shape the city-region's plans for transport. In addition to a new funding model for the city-region in devolved areas, Greater Manchester will also … [Read more...]
FlixBus partners with Stockport coach company
Coach network FlixBus is teaming up with Stockport based operator Belle Vue Manchester to launch a daily service between major cities across the North. The partnership will see Belle Vue serve passengers travelling between Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Newcastle. Services … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- …
- 117
- Next Page »