New childrens book celebrates the Transpennine Route Upgrade
A new book by Chris Madeley titled "Cones and The Transpennine Upgrade" was launched on 14 December to mark the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
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Fare evasion costs Docklands Light Railway more than £1m a year
Fare evasion on the Docklands Light Railway has cost almost £10.9m in the decade up to 2020 with no surveys being carried out the pandemic.
Northern economic potential held back by poor connectivity, says TfN
The Transport for the North board met today and their message was the region's economic potential is held back by poor connectivity.Â
New data shows most-used stations, with Elizabeth line making impact
London Liverpool Street has replaced London Waterloo as the most used railway station in Great Britain.
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Yorkshire station benefits from new platform and train service
Coinciding with the official opening of a new fully-accessible second platform at Castleford was the start of a new train service to York and Manchest…
Telecoms upgrade on West Coast Main Line awarded to Telent
A contract to update of the telecoms infrastructure of the West Coast Main Line has been awarded to Telent to support better services along the route.…
Avanti West Coast app for visually-impaired now at three more stations
Three more stations served by Avanti West Coast have installed way-finding technology to assist visually-impaired customers to move around independent…
Model railway exhibition steams into Manchester this weekend
The Manchester Model Railway Society are holding their annual Christmas Model Railway Exhibition this weekend (9th and 10th December 2023).
Yorkshire communities back on line as TransPennine reinstates links
TransPennine Express will restart York to Manchester services via Castleford, Wakefield and Huddersfield with Normanton seeing new services to York. …
Northern to introduce its new timetable this Sunday the 10th of December
The change follows a week of industrial action by ASLEF which will see Northern unable to run any services on Friday the 8th Dec
