Sardine special: Manchester makes most-crowded train list TWICE as rail operators squeezed over conditions
Manchester has two of the country’s most overcrowded train journeys, latest statistics have revealed.
What the flock? Ewe are in the way! Sheep stop Manchester-bound train in its tracks
Manchester train commuters were left feeling sheepish this morning as lambs made their way onto the line near Dinting.
Manchester Harry Potter fans get chance to hop aboard Hogwarts Express… but muggle families pay £500
The legendary Hogwarts Express is set to embark on a magical journey around the country making stops in Manchester, Bolton and Wigan.
Man, 67, rushed to hospital after being hit by train at Urmston station
A 67-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a train at Urmston station, Trafford.
Trains into Manchester cancelled due to ‘trespasser’ falling onto railway tracks from bridge near Birchwood
Trains between Liverpool and Manchester have been delayed by almost an hour after a man was reportedly hit by a train near Birchwood, near Warrington.
Rail passengers ‘crammed in like sardines’ on peak Manchester train as carriages halved for third day running
The busy service, operated by First Transpennine Express, runs from Liverpool Lime Street through to Scarborough, calling at Warrington and Manchester
Woman battling depression tells family ‘don’t feel sad’ before jumping in front of Manchester-bound train
A young office manageress, who jumped in front of a Manchester-bound train to end her life, had been suffering from a depressive illness an inquest has heard.
Manchester on track to boost jobs and economy on ‘Olympic scale’ with HS2 rail network, says report
A new report released by the government’s Growth Taskforce suggests the HS2 rail network will boost jobs and the economy
Bemused commuters share Manchester Piccadilly Station with caged man to promote novel for World Book Day
Attention-grabbing display of man in cage at Manchester Piccadilly was to promote the new supernatural thriller Half Bad and to mark World Book Day in the UK.
‘Scrap HS2’, demand North West Green Party in Piccadilly protest – claiming it is not travel for ‘ordinary people’
Angry members of the Green Party gathered outside Piccadilly Station to protest against HS2 rail
Man trapped under Manchester-bound train for hour as passengers told to look away from ‘graphic scene’
Delays to trains between Huddersfield and Manchester Piccadilly