Electrification requires listed bridge in Greater Manchester bridge to be raised
A Grade II listed footbridge in Wigan is being raised to accommodate overhead wires during the electrification of the Wigan to Bolton railway line.
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Greater Manchester trains to be disrupted as work gets underway
Wigan to Bolton electrification works and improvements around Southport mean disruption for passengers in North West England.
Volunteers spend a day cleaning up Greater Manchester station
Hindley station has been given a makeover by a team of volunteers from the station's operator Northern, construction company Kier, and Network Rail.
Cheshire and Lancashire railway stations praised by the Royal Horticultural Society
The stations, which are based in the North West of the country, were recognised at the RHS 'Britain in Bloom' awards.
Lancashire railway workers thank Hindley by helping in station garden
Railway workers took time out from the Wigan to Bolton electrification upgrade project to help out at a community garden in Hindley, Greater Mancheste…
Lancashire and Yorkshire railway stations benefit from new information screens
Northern has installed new LED customer information signs at at key stations giving enhanced information and providing clearer signage.
Six-day railway closure ends between Wigan and Bolton
The closure has seen a bridge rebuilt on the line to allow the installation of high-voltage overhead electricity cables to go ahead
Six-day Wigan-to-Bolton railway closure to commence
Network Rail is advising passengers that the railway will close for six days between Wigan and Bolton from this Saturday (24 June).
Voting opens as 48 stations compete for title of ‘Britain’s best loved station’
This week stations across the country will compete for the title of ‘The UK’s best-loved station’ and be declared winner of the World Cup of Sta…
Saturday sees start of six-day rail closure between Wigan and Bolton
Network Rail is advising passengers that the railway will close between Wigan and Bolton for six days from this Saturday while it continues work on th…