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Craig Neild, 70, talks about the best and worst moments fixing Manchester's trains for half a century, and what really ...
A manager with train operator Northern has retired after 48 years of service working on the railway. Geoff Price, aged 67, retired from Northern as a conductor team manager at Blackpool North station.
There are three radio sessions collected here: one from Manchester's Piccadilly Radio in 1979 when Shelley was still one of Buzzcocks, and two solo sessions from Radio One in 1981 and 1983.
Prosecutors in Paris have called for German carmaker Volkswagen to face justice in France to compensate French consumers over the Dieselgate emissions fraud scandal, according to a court filing seen ...
I never had to wait long for one of the nearly empty Alstom LINT trains to arrive, but it’s hard to make sense of why a brand-new rail line is operating diesel rolling stock instead of electric.
Passengers described chaotic scenes at Manchester Piccadilly station after a fire alarm forced hundreds to evacuate on Thursday afternoon. All services were suspended at the city's busiest train ...
"As a result, trains running between Manchester Piccadilly and Ashburys may be cancelled or revised. "This issue is expected to continue to impact services until 09:00." Lines have since reopened.
MILAN, March 26 (Reuters) - Residents and visitors to Valcamonica, an Alpine region in northern Italy, will be able to ride hydrogen-powered trains from next year. The pioneering project, the ...
Train companies, eager to capitalize on this newfound enthusiasm, have been racing to add new destinations, revive old ones or simply provide more seats on popular routes. Others have gone for ...
The sound set seems fairly standard compared to other recent Lionel diesel offerings, with five horns and bell chime options. Chris Montagna photo The locomotives shown here are Pennsylvania Railroad ...
Loved listening to Soul Train back in the 80s ... his radio career in 1973 at BBC Radio Manchester and went on to found independent radio station Piccadilly Radio in Manchester.