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MPs have warned they will revolt against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak if he decides to scrap the High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) line north of Birmingham amid rising costs.[1]
Mr Sunak is reportedly planning to meet with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this week to sign …
Just over the border in Wales, people are getting very exercised about the new 20mph speed limits that the Welsh government is bringing in on more than 7,000 of the country’s 22,000 miles of roads.
Most of us have been used to 20mph zones in some built…
A handful of baby names are on their way out, according to experts – and might not make a comeback for 100 years. Girls names are apparently the most susceptible to falling out of favour as they tend to be more ‘ornamental’ and therefore follow changin…
Dinmore Tunnel credit Paul Crooke
It means that services running from Wales towards Manchester will terminate at Hereford and services running from Manchester Piccadilly / Crewe towards Wales will terminate at Shrewsbury.
Passengers have been advised…
A £300 cost of living payment will land in millions of bank accounts from next month. People on benefits will start receiving the money between October 31 and Sunday, November 19.
But people on tax credits will have to wait a little longer for their pa…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe train drivers’ union, Aslef, has announced the next round of industrial action[1] in its long and bitter dispute with 14 English …
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Northern Rail has released 5 million cut-price tickets in a four day flash sale this week. 1 million 50p adult fares are on offer until Thursday (September 7) on a number of routes, including from Cheshire stations.
The firm has also released four mill…
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThe British train stations with the worst cancellation rates have been revealed, including at least three stations in Manchester…
Richard Clinnick witnesses the arrival of the first Class 93 and provides all there is to know about the new tri-mode locomotive.
No. 93001 stands at Worksop on July 1, having just been unloadedfrom the road transport that had brought the locomotive f…