Transport and Logistics Network
Now part of the M6, the Preston Bypass opened in 1958
Lee Grimsditch[1] Nostalgia Writer and Olivia Baron Senior Live News Reporter
16:33, 30 Aug 2025
An aerial view of the Preston by-pass, the first of Britain’s gigantic new motorways
The M6 – the U…
Drivers are being warned to expect continued disruption after an overturned lorry forced part of a motorway to close.The vehicle crossed the central reservation on the M6, near Carlisle, shortly before 03:45 BST and ended up on its side.Cumbria Police …
Emergency services are on the scene this morning (August 11) following an incident on the M6.
Police, paramedics and the fire service are in attendance on the motorway between J41 for Wigton and J42 for Carlisle South, in Cumbria.
Cumbria Police said t…
The M6 was closed in both directions after a lorry overturned[1], sparking traffic chaos for commuters this Monday morning.
Emergency services raced to the scene of the crash[2] in Cumbria between J41 for Wigton and J42 for Carlisle South.
Cumbria Po…
The M6 motorway is closed following a ‘serious’ crash in Cumbria tonight (Tuesday, June 24).
The southbound carriageway is shut to traffic between Junction 44 and Junction 43 near Carlisle.
The closure was first reported shortly before midnight.
A Nati…
Construction logistics specialist Bimson, which uniquely works with the UK’s three largest brick manufacturers, has seen a huge improvement in tyre performance since committing to a fleetwide Michelin replacement policy.
Reliability is paramount for t…
A BAN and unapaid work have been handed to a lorry driver whose “unsafe manoeuvre” on the A66 near Kirkby Stephen caused a serious crash.Salah Uddin Azam, 56, caused the accident by pulling into the path of an oncoming van on the road outside Stai…
“Most people don’t think that we are here”
17:53, 18 May 2025
Inside the huge control room
Inside a bustling hub off the M6 near Newton-le-Willows is a 24-hour control room that never sleeps; with huge screens displaying the north west’s busy road ne…
Millions of people are on the move this Easter bank holiday weekend amid warnings there could be disruption due to rail engineering works, an airport strike and heavy traffic.More than 300 maintenance projects will be carried out by Network Rail – incl…
Glasgow Central railway station. Replacement buses will run over the weekend from Carlisle to Glasgow. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
Train passengers face disruption on Britain’s biggest intercity line over the next four days, with a later E…