The RMT union have announced a proposed day of industrial action on Tuesday the 30th May 2017. Has been suspended. … [Read more...]
Industrial Action by RMT on Northern Rail Services April 28th.
The RMT union have announced a day of industrial action on Friday the 28th April 2017. This will impact on Northern services across the region. Please check for details if planning to travel on this day. More information can be found on Northern's … [Read more...]
Northern Rail Industrial Action
The RMT union has announced its intention to call a strike on the 8th. April 2017. This will result in severe service disruption. Please plan your journey carefully and consult Northern's web site for detailed service information. … [Read more...]
Cheshire Best Kept Stations Success
Several Station on the Crewe to Manchester Community Rail Partnership were successful in the recent annual Cheshire Best Kept Stations Award, held in Northwich. Chelford won the Best Kept Gardens award, Goostrey won the Network Rail … [Read more...]
Heaton Chapel Station Improvement drop-in event
Customers of Heaton Chapel station may already be aware of the significant damage to the roof of the stairway leading to platform two, and subsequent closure and removal of the access route roof to platform one. The cause of the incident (which … [Read more...]
Introduction to Geocaching
Geocaching- Bringing the adventure outdoors! What is Geocaching? Geocaching is an outdoor adventure where players use the Geocaching free mobile app or a GPS device to find cleverly hidden containers around the world. 3 million people worldwide … [Read more...]
Manchester Christmas Shopping
From the 10th of November the Christmas markets are open to all, there's something for everyone this festive season. Click here for more information regarding what's happening over the Christmas period in Manchester. Christmas shopping in M … [Read more...]
Tour of Britain Cycle Race come to Cheshire
On September the 6th. The Tour of Britain Race, will hold a day's racing in Cheshire. You can find full details of the event in Cheshire here. But in brief, the peloton set off from Congleton and will pass close to the following Crewe to Manchester C … [Read more...]
Crewe to Manchester Line Closure
It has been announced that the Crewe to Manchester Line will be subject to a closure between the 13th to the 24th of February. More information can be found on the Network Rail Site A number of bus replacement services will be in place over … [Read more...]
Rail Franchise Update
The companies that operate our two main services; Northern Rail and Trans Pennine Express, both reach the end of the current contracts in early 2016. The Department of Transport in partnership with Rail North have been running a competition to … [Read more...]