Ground-breaking work on a £145m rail reliability upgrade between Manchester and Sheffield will start later this month. This essential work will remove several bottlenecks on the Hope Valley line to allow passenger trains to overtake slower freight trains and improve reliability, helping people get to their destinations on time. From Sunday 29 May, and every […]
Network Rail is continuing major railway upgrades between Manchester and Stalybridge This is part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade which will see the line fully electrified and bring faster, more frequent and reliable trains in the future Buses and diversions will keep passengers moving throughout weekends in February, March, April and May – passengers asked […]
Urgent repair work is being carried out on Reddish Vale viaduct in the Tame Valley to keep passengers and railway freight safely on the move. This is after it was discovered by a routine Network Rail inspection that fast-flowing water from the River Tame has caused the riverbed to wash away. Approximately 2,500 tonnes of […]
