End of the line: No additional timetabled services for festive rush say Northern Rail. Northern Rail have confirmed that they

Northern England’s largest train operator paid out more than £165,000 in compensation for late trains in the last year –

Earlier this week Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham announced his plan to radically overhaul the current transport network in the city and replace it with a scheme called Our Network.

A spokesman for the operator warned of the cancellations earlier in the week, suggesting that a large number of staff had booked the day off to watch the World Cup final leaving a shortage.

We’ve got the latest on the Northern rail chaos, news on a revamp of Stockport town centre in preparation for a Metrolink bid and an exclusive interview with comic Doug Stanhope.

This week Andy Burnham proclaimed ‘enough is enough’ when it comes to Northern Rail’s service. With this rallying cry he’s become the voice of the voiceless – and we’re counting on him to be heard.

Andy Burnham has said ‘enough is enough’ while calling for a formal investigation into Northern Rail.

Greater Manchester train users were led to believe that the upcoming rail strike had been cancelled – only to have their hopes dashed.

UK rail commuters are furious after seeing rail prices soar, meaning the average person is paying over £120 extra a year.

Manchester Piccadilly played host to one of the biggest shake-ups to northern train services in the last decade on Friday.

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.