Unions and campaign groups rejoice after plan to close train ticket offices is scrapped
The plan to close train station ticket offices was scrapped yesterday and unions, MPs and more are celebrating the decision.
Manchester to Liverpool: The longest 35 minutes on the space-time continuum
MM’s Gemma Corby writes why, in what feels like a really rubbish version of Sesame Street for adults, her commute from Liverpool to Manchester is usually brought to her by the words ‘cancelled’ or ‘delayed’.
Roads fit for the 21st Century: Manchester to plough extra £8m into improvement works
Manchester City Council has approved the additional funding which is made up of £1.69m from the council’s own clean city fund alongside £6.34m of money the authority successfully applied for from the Department for Transport.
‘Sardine Special’ gets canned: Transport Secretary unveils plans to revamp northern rail
Plans to provide more seats, more services and a fleet of brand new trains throughout the North of England by 2020 are revealed by Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin.
Electric car surge as Manchester charge point use soars ten-fold in one year
Electric car drivers are being given a boost by Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) as record sales of ultra-low emission vehicles surge across England
Manchester Metrolink’s first ‘free wi-fi’ tram debuts to mixed reviews – with some branding it ‘useless’
The trial began on Friday to provide free internet
Metrolink expansion brings ‘ambition and rejuvenation’ to Manchester economy with job creation boost
By 2016 the Metrolink will span more than 45 miles
End of the line: Trams to pass through Mosley Street Metrolink stop for final time tonight
Stop being closed to ease city centre ‘bottleneck’
HS2 rail service to link Manchester and London stuck with £3billion funding gap, say spending watchdog
The timetable of phase one has been challenged