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Manchester rail passengers warned of Major Disruption after car crashes onto railway tracks

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February 7, 2025
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Due to a police incident, which involved an overnight car crash that saw the car crash onto the railway line, there is major disruption this…

West Yorkshire trains set for three weeks of disruption

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February 7, 2025
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For three weeks in March, train services in West Yorkshire will be severely disrupted beacue of work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Storm Eowyn: Manchester and Wigan trains cancelled and diverted

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January 24, 2025
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Northern is urging passengers to check before travelling as Storm Eowyn has caused some more lines to close. All lines between Wigan Wallgate and Southport…

Storm Éowyn: 14 railway lines to see no service as Northern issues Do Not Travel warning

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January 23, 2025
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Northern has issued a Do Not Travel warning as Storm Éowyn brings gale-force winds to the North of England.

Bee Network trains and stations part of ‘London-style’ plan for Manchester

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January 22, 2025
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Transport for Greater Manchester has announced plans to bring train services into the Bee Network. Andy Burnham‘s plan with the Bee Network is to bring…

Christmas Engineering Works bring faster services to North-West routes

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January 7, 2025
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£20m of railway projects completed over the festive season set to speed up services

WATCH: Safety advice after Greater Manchester line is electrified

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January 3, 2025
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A safety warning has been issued to people living near the railway between Wigan and Bolton that the new overhead lines are now permanently live.

Class 37 locomotive to visit Lancashire this Sunday

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December 13, 2024
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A Europhoenix Class 37 is set to visit Preston this Sunday (15th December) as it hauls a tour to Preston. Departing Stevenage at 12:20, the…

Steam locomotive 61306 Mayflower to visit Yorkshire this weekend

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November 22, 2024
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61306 Mayflower is set to haul The Christmas White Rose this Saturday (23rd November). The train will depart from Barrow in Furness with a diesel…

Jubilee steam locomotive visit Blackpool this week

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November 14, 2024
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LMS Jubilee No. 45596 Bahamas is set to visit Blackpool this weekend with a Vintage Trains tour. The tour will depart from Birmingham New Street…