Metrolink, the branding of the familiar yellow trams in Manchester, is to see a further 21.4 million pounds (just over 25 million euro) investment. The local authority has approved the programme of works to improve...Read more
Britain’s infrastructure agency, Network Rail, is promising smoother journeys for passengers at Manchester Oxford Road station. However, the work at the nationally recognised building may not do anything to relieve the equally well-recognised bottleneck. The...Read more
Britain’s ambitious plans for a high-speed railway network have hit the buffers before even getting out of the station. The project has been savagely cut back from the once sweeping network, connecting almost all of...Read more
It was probably the worst kept secret in British political history. Prime Minister Richi Sunak stood up at his party’s annual conference this Wednesday, and told the nation that Britain’s high-speed rail project, designed to...Read more
A paper, credited to several university professors specialising in the rail industry, has warned of the unforeseen consequences of abandoning the HS2 high speed rail project between Birmingham and Manchester. They say amputating HS2’s northern...Read more
Rishi Sunak, the prime minister of the British government, has a decision to make. It’s one he has been studiously avoiding in a barrage of media interviews. Might he announce that the troubled HS2 will...Read more
The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG), a consortium of industry stakeholders, has issued a stern response amidst growing speculation surrounding the fate of phase two of Britain’s High-Speed 2 (HS2) project. Currently the line is...Read more
As essential track replacement works are underway on the Sheffield Supertram network, the city’s public transportation system stands out as a unique example in the UK. Unlike other tram networks in the country, the Sheffield...Read more
Will Britain’s high speed railway come to Manchester? There is still a massive cloud over the prospect of HS2 ever reaching the North West of England, but the company set up to deliver the huge...Read more
Salford Central, the forgotten hub of Greater Manchester, is to be given a facelift and overhaul by Network Rail, but will close for up to six months in 2023. The work will restore some of...Read more
Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has warned that relinquishing control of the capital’s public transport may be the only way to save it from collapse. Meanwhile his fellow mayor in Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said...Read more
The company formed to build Britain’s high speed rail network has acquired a second major development site in central Manchester. The purchases are said to pave the way for the development of the dedicated HS2...Read more
It is one of the busiest engineering programmes ever on the UK rail network. The traditional Easter holiday – a four-day period from Friday to Monday – is always used to make running repairs all...Read more