The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today appointed Paul Smith as its chief executive officer, following a public competition. Paul is a highly experienced regulatory leader whose career spans the UK’s aviation, energy and payments sectors, as well as senior regulatory roles in Australia. He comes to ORR from Fingleton, the strategic regulatory […]
Work begins to build new station at Golborne after more than 60 years
Work on Greater Manchester’s first new train station to be built in the 21st century is underway, reconnecting Golborne to the railway network for the first time in more than 60 years. The new station in Golborne, which currently has no direct bus, train or tram services to Manchester, will be located on the West […]