Rapid transit was born in the United Kingdom, with the opening of the Metropolitan Railway in 1863, followed by lines in ...

Large parts of the UK have been hit today by flooding and strong winds as Storm Chandra swept across the country. Two ...

In a post on X, Network Rail Manchester said: "Following yesterday's fire in Standedge Tunnel (between Marsden and ...

It comes after a fire in the Standedge Tunnel, near Marsden, broke out on Sunday, January 25. All lines were blocked while emergency services dealt with the blaze, and damage caused to the tunnel has ...

One flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency affecting areas close to Manchester Airport, which warns of 'rising ...

AT 96, Renee Salt’s life has been marked by unimaginable horrors. She is one of only two people still alive in Britain who ...

Amber ‘danger to life’ weather warnings have come into force for south-west England and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland ...

The multi-billion-pound scheme is set to better connect the North and deliver more frequent, faster and greener rail journeys ...

Rail services between West Yorkshire and Manchester will be disrupted until Thursday following a maintenance vehicle catching fire in a tunnel over the weekend. Lines were blocked between Marsden near ...

Commuters are facing misery on Monday morning as several train services are being cancelled following a fire in Standedge ...

A fire-damaged railway tunnel could take "up to three days" to repair, it has been revealed. The blaze broke out in the middle of the three-and-a-half-mile long Standedge Tunnel between Marsden, in ...

A fire in Standedge Tunnel has caused major disruption to rail services between Yorkshire and Manchester, with all lines ...