Greater Manchester’s train travellers could soon find themselves out of pocket as Northern Rail have announced that off-peak tickets will no longer be valid in weekday evening peak time travel.

Politicians, rail unions and watchdogs have hit back at plans to increase ticket prices by 3.6% on average from next year – signalling a 25% rise during the current Parliament.

Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds wants affordable train fares for his passengers as TransPennine Express and Northern Rail train services are up for refranchising.

Manchester train passengers warned to plan their journeys by Network Rail ahead of closures to West Coast Mainline over three August weekends.

Tameside Council plan a complete rebuild of the current station and will move it closer to the new Metrolink tram stop and teaming up with the redesigned train station to form a ‘transport hub’ by the end of 2017.

Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne stopped by Manchester Victoria train station and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) following the announcement of a proposed HS3 high-speed railway line to connect northern cities from Liverpool to Hull.

The busy service, operated by First Transpennine Express, runs from Liverpool Lime Street through to Scarborough, calling at Warrington and Manchester

There was commuter ‘chaos’ near Bolton earlier this morning – as a horse brought rush-hour trains to a standstill.
Some services were delayed by up to 35 minutes when the horse entered the track between Farnworth and Moses Gate stations shortly before 6.30am this morning.

The three-time Olympic cyclist was the rail company’s secret celebrity guest at the launch event for the changes introduced on Friday, showcasing a cycling challenge that allowed commuters to win free return tickets.

65% of people in Manchester Piccadilly said they weren’t aware of their rights on refunds

Trains were forced to reverse half a mile to Oxford Road