Tag: Wigan

£5.1m festive upgrade set to take place for Manchester Piccadilly’s platforms 13 and 14

The station's busiest platforms will be undergoing vital upgrades this Christmas and…

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Fare dodger who attacked railway worker at Wigan Wallgate receives prison sentence

A fare dodger has been sentenced to more than two years in…

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Leaf blasting trains to keep North West rail routes clear this autumn.

Passengers and freight will be kept on the move in the North…

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Steam locomotive 34046 Braunton to depart Chester this Friday

34046 Braunton is set to haul part of the return trip of…

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Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to pass through Middlesbrough this Tuesday

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is to pass through Middlesbrough on its way…

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Class 40 and Britannia steam locomotive to take part in Lancaster to Bristol tour

BR Class 40 No. D213 Andania and BR Britannia No. 70000 'Britannia'…

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Steam locomotive to haul The Fellsman through Blackburn and Settle to Carlisle

A Locomotive Services Ltd steam locomotive will haul 'The Fellsman' from Crewe…

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Steam locomotive to pass through Cumbria this Saturday

Steam locomotive 34046 Braunton will haul 'The Lakelander' between Preston and Carlisle…

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Redundant railway land in Wigan transformed into wildflower haven for bees

Redundant railway land next to the West Coast Main Line in Wigan…

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