CAF Opens New Manchester Maintenance Depot Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 2, 20260 CAF has officially opened a set of brand-new service facilities at Lowry Park, Manchester. The sites, which cover an area of 5,000 m², represent an investment of 10 million GBP, and will host both maintenance and overhaul work on various key components, including wheels and bogies. The facilities will deal with the
Latest £150 Million Phase of Investment to Begin on Greater Manchester Tram Network Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 11, 20260 A new 150 million GBP phase of renovations is set to begin on Greater Manchester’s tram network later this month as essential track replacement work aims to improve both network safety and resilience. As a result, no trams will run between Victoria and Rochdale town centre from Saturday 16 to Friday
TransPennine Express Announces All Night Services to Manchester Airport Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 23, 20260 TransPennine Express (TPE) has announced the addition of a new timetable that will introduce a slew of all night services both to and from Manchester Airport. In total, eight new services will provide hourly trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport all day, every day. The new service will see trains running
National Audit Office Demands Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘Aligns with Growth Plans’ Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 11, 20260 A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has stated that the government’s new plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘must more closely align with national and local growth plans’. The report, which was published by the NAO earlier today, instructs the government to ‘involve better collaboration between central and local
TfGM Announces Major Works Programme Along Tram Network Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 4, 20260 Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced a new programme of work this year that aims to both increase & build capacity and resilience of its tracks, trams and overall workforce. Forming part of a wider 150 million GBP programme to maintain, upgrade, and improve tram infrastructure, the work will seek
Network Rail Celebrates Return of Trains to Manchester Piccadilly Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 23, 20260 Network Rail has announced the return of the first trains after a nine-day closure at Manchester Piccadilly station. The first trains travelled into the city just after 05:00 this morning (Monday 23 February) following a nine-day, multimillion-pound series of works were carried out to future-proof the station’s southern approach The works necessitated
Transport Secretary Signs Agreement with Greater Manchester on Northern Powerhouse Rail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 23, 20260 The UK Transport Secretary has signed a formal agreement with Greater Manchester confirming joint work on plans for a new railway linking Liverpool and Manchester via Warrington as part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme. The agreement follows the Chancellor’s recent announcement of up to 45 billion GBP of funding
Northern Powerhouse Rail Returns – The Rail Industry Reacts Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 16, 20260 Earlier this week; the Government announced new plans to construct a new rail route between Liverpool and Manchester, effectively reviving the long-dormant Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) project. The new route, which will run services via Manchester Airport and Warrington; will form part of the first phase of the project, which will
Greater Manchester Leaders Welcome Northern Powerhouse Rail Revival Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 15, 20260 A number of Greater Manchester’s leaders have expressed satisfaction at the government’s plans for the delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR). The plan, which amongst other improvements will see a new rail route constructed between Manchester and Liverpool, is set to strengthen connections between the aforementioned cities, alongside Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield,
First Rail Lines to Join Greater Manchester’s Bee Network in December 2026 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 12, 20250 Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has published a detailed plan for bringing local rail services into the Bee Network, with the first lines scheduled to join the integrated transport system in December 2026. Mayor Andy Burnham outlined the next stages of the programme alongside rail industry leaders at Manchester Piccadilly, where
TfGM Unveils 2050 Rail Network Transformation Plan Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 4, 20250 Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has outlined a new framework that aims to transform its rail system over the course of the next thirty years. The new plan, entitled ‘On the Right Track for Growth: A 2050 Vision for the Future of Rail in Greater Manchester’, sets out a roadmap to
TfGM Exploring Plans to Bring Trams to Stockport Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 28, 20250 Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced prospective plans to turn an underused rail line running through Denton into a new extension that would bring trams to Stockport. Now actively under consideration; plans include a ‘core’ extension from the existing Metrolink stop at East Didsbury to Stockport town centre, as well
Festive Travel Disruption Expected Across Manchester as Unite Members Strike Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 21, 20250 Manchester is expected to be hit with severe travel disruption this festive season as Unite has announced strike action to take place from Friday 05 December to Sunday 07 December. The action, which will impact routes including those to and from the city’s Christmas markets, has been called due to tram
Track & Signalling Upgrades Set for Manchester Piccadilly Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 10, 20250 Network Rail has announced investments of almost 8 million GBP to improve tracks, points and signalling systems on the southern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station. The upgrades will be the first carried out since the 1980s, and will see the replacement of 11 sets of points, renewal of 9,000m of cabling,
Greater Manchester to Introduce Simplified Fare Scheme Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 6, 20250 New rail fares are set to be introduced in Greater Manchester this December as part of the first wave of the UK Government’s fare transformation. From Sunday 7 December; passengers travelling throughout the city-region on the day will be offered either an Anytime or an Off-peak ticket, reducing the number of
Greater Manchester to Invest £6 Million into Tram & Tram-Train Network Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 26, 20250 Plans for a slew of new tram and tram-train connections across Greater Manchester are set to be boosted by an investment of over 6 million GBP, as transport leaders have confirmed a pipeline of ‘rapid transit’ schemes for the future. Funding for the expansion has been signed off by the Bee
TfGM Begins Procurement Process for Metrolink Infrastructure Contract Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 5, 20250 Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched the procurement process for a major infrastructure contract that could be worth up to 1.6 billion GBP over a 12-year period. The contract will support the continued operation and development of the Metrolink network, as well as improvements to rail accessibility across the city
Bee Network: TfGM Begins Next Phase of Metrolink Tram Investment Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 30, 20250 Work will begin next week to upgrade a significant section of Greater Manchester’s Metrolink system, marking the next stage in a 147 million GBP investment programme aimed at maintaining and improving the city-region’s tram network. From Tuesday 3 June until Sunday 10 August, no trams will run through the Piccadilly Gardens
Wigan Council Approves Plans for New £32 Million Golborne Station Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 2, 20250 Wigan Council has approved a planning application for a new, 32 million GBP train station in Golborne. The station, which aims to reconnect Golborne to the railway for the first time in 60 years, forms part of Greater Manchester’s plans to improve connectivity across communities as part of its Bee Network
New Tram Track Installed in Manchester City Centre Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 25, 20250 Essential works to install a set of new tram tracks in Manchester city centre have been completed on time, with services now resuming along timetabled routes. The works, which are part of a planned 147 million GBP package to maintain, upgrade and improve the city’s Metrolink network, were completed over the
TfGM Begins Procurement for New £1.6 Billion Metrolink Contract Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 24, 20250 Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched the procurement process for the next operating and maintenance contract for Metrolink, the UK’s largest light rail network. The new contract is valued at up to 1.6 billion GBP and will run for up to 11 years. The current contract, held by KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM)