January update on steam locomotive Mountaineer

A Grade II listed footbridge in Wigan is being raised to accommodate overhead wires during the electrification of the Wigan to Bolton railway line.

Stadler has signed an agreement with the Chicago commuter operator Metra for the supply of 16 battery-electric trains.

Merseyrail came out a winner at this year’s Grand National Festival as it coped with over 103,000 journeys by racegoers travelling to and from Aintree.