Transport and Logistics Network
Rail passengers have reacted to ‘scandalous’ and controversial proposals to close the ticket office at Manchester Piccadilly train station.[1]
Manchester Piccadilly’s ticket office has been earmarked to shut under new mass closure plans[2] across Engla…
Police stopped a bus with “school children on board” after the driver was found to be uninsured.[1]
Officers have taken the vehicle off the road, after pulling it over, on Stadium Way, Wigan[2], on Monday, July 3. The bus had flagged up on the police’s…
A major electrification project has seen a six-day closure for the railway between Wigan[1] and Bolton[2], which has seen the rebuild of a bridge which will allow the installation of high-voltage overhead electricity cables.
The project has seen 17 str…
The railway line between Wigan and Bolton reopened yesterday after a six day closure to rebuild a bridge.
Rail replacement buses were put on at Westhoughton, Daisy Hill, Ince and Lostock.[1]
In preparation for the installation of high-voltage overhead …
Drivers faced huge delays on the M6 near Greater Manchester following a ‘spillage’ on the road. Motorists were warned to expect delays of 45 minutes on the southbound carriageway, just past Wigan[1].
One lane was closed between junctions 21, for Warrin…