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Commuters walk along a packed platform after a single train arrived during the morning rush hour, at Waterloo Station in London on April 8, 2024, as train drivers strike over pay. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

North missed £140bn of transport investment during last government

New Liverpool-Manchester railway plans

Liverpool-Manchester railway: Mayors seek change for the North-West

Warwickshire village Burton Green cut in half by massive 700m HS2 tunnel.

Village cut in half by massive 700m HS2 tunnel - "it's a nightmare"

Watch: HS2 teams move huge box structure into place under A-road

The UK's top 50 busiest railway stations

London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 50 busiest UK railway stations

A packed London Euston station is a familiar sight to regular commuters

I bet it's carnage at Christmas... UK's 50 busiest railways stations

Here is a list of the top 50 most used and least used railway stations in Britain

The UK's top 50 busiest railway stations ranked on passenger numbers

Andy Burnham has spoke out about funding for the high speed train link between Liverpool and Manchester.

Andy Burnham responds to latest on new Manchester-Liverpool rail line

The out of town taxi debate is one still raging in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester's out of town taxi issue rages on

Wythenshawe Hospital would benefit from a new Metrolink extension

Masterplan for new homes, primary school and Metrolink extension

Manchester Piccadilly is one of the stations involved in the plan

Major plans unveiled for new rapid Manchester-Liverpool rail route

Andy Burnham at the opening of the new Stockport Interchange

Andy Burnham hints at when Stockport could get Metrolink

The entrance to Stockport Station

'State of disrepair' - Problem station needing ‘immediate attention’

Rishi Sunak (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Andy Burnham's blunt response to Government transport funding

An Avanti West Coast mainline train arrives at Crewe Station

HS2 isn’t coming to Manchester but here's three possible alternatives

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer smiles as he delivers a speech at the National Composites Centre at the Bristol and Bath Science Park in Bristol, south-west England on January 4,

Starmer commits to improving rail journeys around Manchester

Security fencing is erected around the Midland Hotel and Manchester Central conference centre as the build up for the Conservative Party Conference

Manchester Central: train station turned conference centre

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Why Andy Burnham thinks there is an opportunity after HS2 controversy

Andy Burnham says there will be an update on the Metrolink extension to Stockport before the end of the year. Credit: TfGM

'Detailed update’ on Stockport Metrolink expected before year end

A Manchester Metrolink Tram

New report highlights 'impressive' Metrolink journey numbers

Developing the Metrolink is part of the Government's plan under 'Network North'

Town that could finally get a tram link on the back of HS2 axe

The Metrolink tram to Manchester Airport

Government clarifies plans for 'tram extension to Manchester Airport'

Whitmore Heath in Staffordshire has become a ghost town after HS2 purchased 35 properties

'Eerie' village on HS2 line to Manchester that's become a ghost town

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the northern leg of HS2 earlier this week

Manchester village that will feel impact of HS2 axe more than most

A Manchester Metrolink Tram

Government's Metrolink airport gaffe after scrapping HS2 line

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during the final day of the Conservative Party Conference on October 4, 2023 in Manchester, England. Rishi Sunak delivers his first speech as Conservative Party Leader to members and delegates today. He is expected to announce the scrapping of the Manchester leg of the HS2 rail link and suggests alternatives. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak confirms he is scrapping HS2 line to Manchester

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tours the Exhibitor's Hall on day 3 of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, northern England, on October 3, 2023. (Photo by Carl Court / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARL COURT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Why a protest will be held outside the Tory Conference on Tuesday

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham has not ‘given up’ fighting for new Piccadilly platforms

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Betrayal of the North: Boris Johnson hits out at PM on HS2

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

Andy Burnham, centre, saw off the first Bee Network bus in Bolton on Sunday morning

‘Second-class citizens’ - Andy Burnham blasts HS2 uncertainty

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line

Construction on sections of the HS2 route have been delayed (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)

HS2 needs to be completed to transform north of England

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

HS2 delay: mixed reaction as soaring costs prompt pause to train line

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

Part of HS2 to be delayed in bid to cut costs

An impression of the huge concrete viaducts which could dominate parts of east Manchester if the plans for an above-ground HS2 station go ahead

HS2 Manchester: plea to ditch overground ‘stilts’ train station

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