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• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action this Saturday (8 October)
• A special timetable will be in place with only two departures per hour from Liverpool Lime Street
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

• Passengers should only travel if absolutely necessary during RMT strike action on Saturday 8 October
• A special timetable will be in place with only four trains per hour leaving Manchester Piccadilly
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which do run will start later from 7:30am and finish by 6.30pm
• Passengers are reminded to plan ahead using National Rail Enquiries and to expect disruption

A fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains are now blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the North West this autumn.

Passengers should only travel if ‘absolutely necessary’ on coordinated rail strike days taking place on 1, 5 and 8 October.

Rail passengers are being thanked for their patience after a burst water main at Audenshaw in east Manchester caused disruption to trains for five days.

Rail passengers are being reminded to check before they travel as work continues to repair flood damaged tracks caused by a burst water main in east Manchester.

Footage has been released showing the extent of flooding to railway tracks in east Manchester caused by a burst water main.

Passengers are being warned of severe delays to journeys after a burst water main flooded railway tracks at Audenshaw in east Manchester.