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New British-built trains for TransPennine Express in £1 billion deal

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September 11, 2026
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Alstom and Great British Railways have signed a £1bn deal that will see new battery-electric trains enter service with TransPennine Express. 29 battery-electric trains will…

New British-built trains for TransPennine Express in £1 billion deal

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September 11, 2026
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Alstom and Great British Railways have signed a £1bn deal that will see new battery-electric trains enter service with TransPennine Express. 29 battery-electric trains will…

New uniform for Lancashire and Yorkshire

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August 26, 2026
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Station staff at Leeds, Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly – the North’s three biggest and busiest train stations – are now wearing yellow vests so that passengers can find them more easily.

Manchester United and Liverpool football fans given train travel advice

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August 25, 2026
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Busy Bank Holiday Weekend expected on rail services across the North of England

Transpennine Express to sell canned cocktails on board

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August 24, 2026
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TransPennine Express (TPE) has begun selling Aperol Spritz cocktails on board its services, the first rail operator in the North of England to do so.

CrossCountry brings mega mural to Manchester

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August 16, 2026
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Train operator CrossCountry has brought what it calls “a spectacular new piece of public art” to Manchester.

Watch: Drone footage of Greater Manchester track upgrades

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August 10, 2026
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Network Rail has today (Monday 10 August) released drone footage which shows work being carried out at Guide Bridge in Greater Manchester last weekend (Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August).

Watch: Drone footage of Greater Manchester track upgrades

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August 10, 2026
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Network Rail has today (Monday 10 August) released drone footage which shows work being carried out at Guide Bridge in Greater Manchester last weekend (Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August).

Images released after assault on board train in Cheshire

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August 7, 2026
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On the 1st August, a man was travelling on a service from Manchester Piccadilly towards Chester.

Train derailment in Staffordshire causes widespread major disruption

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May 6, 2026
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A freight train has derailed in Bilbrook, Staffordshire, and is causing widespread major disruption this morning. The derailment happened earlier this morning and has blocked…