Piccadilly Pulse: 71% of Manchester condemn HS3 as ‘waste of time and money’
Manchester speak out against Prime Minister David Cameron’s approval of plans to build the high-speed rail link, HS3, in the North West
HS3 will boost Manchester’s jobs and economy, says MP John Leech
South Manchester MP John Leech believes plans for a high-speed rail network in the North West will be ‘good news’ for the city’s economy – and is urging the government to implement the report alongside the current HS2.
Update: Woman led to safety by emergency services after Stockport viaduct trespass
A woman trespassing on Stockport viaduct earlier this morning has been led to safety by emergency crews.
Off the tracks? Manchester’s workforce ‘penalised’ as evening off-peak rail tickets scrapped
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.
Train ticket price hike: Soaring rail fares ‘milk Manchester commuters for all they’re worth’
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.
Train franchise bids: Hyde MP demands cheaper rail fares as competing companies are revealed
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.
Capital headache: Train passengers face long delays as work begins on Manchester-London route
Manchester train passengers warned to plan their journeys by Network Rail ahead of closures to West Coast Mainline over three August weekends.
Ashton bus station gets £33m to become ‘transport hub’ with Metrolink in Growth Deal cash boost
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.
HS2 latest: Osborne and Cameron reveal dream of ‘Northern Powerhouse’… with Manchester at the centre
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.
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
I shall not be hooved: ‘Stubborn’ horse causes Bolton to Manchester train delays in rush hour
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.