Wigan house prices rise more slowly than regional average. A Northern spokesperson said: "Services between St Helens Central ...

Rail passengers in England are being shown how often trains are cancelled and delayed at individual stations for the first ...

The first train powered by newly installed overhead electric lines has run between Wigan and Bolton after £100m of government ...

Govia Thameslink Railway, South Western Railway, Transport for London and Sight Loss Councils have organised ‘Try a Train’ ...

Test runs of the first electric trains to shuttle between Bolton and Wigan took place in the early hours of Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Emergency services are dealing with an incident on the railway near Greater Manchester today (Sunday, May 25). The incident ...

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Bolton West MP Phil Brickell said: “The Bolton Wigan electrification lays the foundations for Northern Powerhouse Rail. “While the project was started under the last government, albeit with ...

For the first time since the announcement that the line from Wigan to Bolton would be electrified, an electric train has operated over the whole route.

The first train powered by newly installed overhead electric lines has run between Wigan and Bolton after £100m of government ...

First run is significant milestone in project to have electric traction on passenger services later this summer.

The North West's first electric train powered by overhead lines has taken its first journey between Wigan and Bolton.