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Decision against rail freight facility in North West England

Simon Walton
October 21, 2025
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A controversial plan to remove the requirement for a rail freight link to the Protos waste-to-energy site near Ince, Cheshire, has been approved. It effectively…

Electrification of Greater Manchester railway line officially complete

Guest authors
July 28, 2025
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This weekend saw the completion of the £100m electrification of the railway line between Wigan and Bolton.

Electrification of Greater Manchester railway line officially complete

Guest authors
July 28, 2025
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This weekend saw the completion of the £100m electrification of the railway line between Wigan and Bolton.

WATCH: First electric train on newly-electrified line in Greater Manchester

Guest authors
June 4, 2025
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For the first time since the announcement that the line from Wigan to Bolton in Greater Manchester would be electrified, an electric train has operated…

Railway line in Greater Manchester to be closed for 10 days

Guest authors
August 17, 2024
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The closure is for electrification works.

Electrification requires listed bridge in Greater Manchester bridge to be raised

Guest authors
May 27, 2024
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A Grade II listed footbridge in Wigan is being raised to accommodate overhead wires during the electrification of the Wigan to Bolton railway line.

Greater Manchester trains to be disrupted as work gets underway

Guest authors
February 14, 2024
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Wigan to Bolton electrification works and improvements around Southport mean disruption for passengers in North West England.