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Bolton train stations busier this year than last figures show

New ONS statistics on train station usage[1] have been released. The stats show passenger entries, exits and interchanges for every station in the country from April 2022 to March 2023. 
Compared to the same stats from April 2021 to March 2022, most of…

77 Northern stations to have new customer information screens

To improve the display of information, train operator Northern is to install more than 100 new customer information screens at 77 of its stations.
They new screens have white LEDs that make them more legible from a further distance away. They also have…

The Mancunian Way: Clean air zone back on track

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The Mancunian Way: ‘I just don’t want him to be forgotten’

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Diane Burke was at work when she receiv…