Two bits of news around Metrolink. Rochdale Town Centre Line Open Rochdale’s new town centre Metrolink line opened to passengers on Monday 31 March. The line is an extension of the existing line through Oldham to Rochdale, which previously terminated at Rochdale railway station while the town centre extension was completed. The new town centre […]

Local councillors have been made aware of some changes to the ‘Ring and Ride’ service which will take place from this April (2014). Ring and Ride is the accessible transport service which is provided across Greater Manchester to enable people to get about who would not otherwise be able to do so. Over the last […]

Jobseekers across Greater Manchester can now get free and cheaper bus and Metrolink tickets to travel to interviews and work. In an arrangement between Transport for Greater Manchester, System One and Jobcentre Plus are now able to help with travel for jobseekers, with government funding. Eligible jobseekers can now apply for free one-day bus travel […]

Work to expand park and ride facilities at Radcliffe Metrolink stop will begin on Monday 3 March. This will take about five months, during which time the number of spaces will be reduced from 250 to around 70. As you may know, parking at Whitefield Metrolink is currently suspended while similar work, expected to be […]

Some very significant changes to the Metrolink service will be starting from 21 February 2014. This is to enable work on the multi-million pound (mostly Government funded) project to transform Manchester Victoria station, and to provide the initial work for the ‘second city crossing’ (a new Metrolink line down Cross Street in the city centre). […]

Transport for Greater Manchester are currently considering changes to the 484 bus service. This runs Eccles – Salford Royal Hospital – Swinton – Agecroft – Prestwich Service 484 operates hourly on Monday to Saturday daytime. Recently, officers have been made aware of punctuality problems. To address these officers have been working, in partnership with the […]

Residents may remember the controversial decision by Transport for Greater Manchester to re-route the 154 service directly up the A56, rather than serving the Sunnybank and Pillsworth Area earlier in the year. This move means there is no direct bus route between the Bury Old Road side of Prestwich and the Pilsworth area. My colleage […]

At the last meeting of Bury Council my colleague Cllr Tim Pickstone raised the issue of Metrolink lifts being out of order (particularly an issue for our area at Besses and Heaton Park stations). This followed on from an issue raised by a local resident who was fed up of Metrolink not providing any customer […]

At Bury’s last full Council meeting my colleague Cllr Tim Pickstone asked a question about the amount of money Bury has collected in from Bus Lane Enforcement Fines. (People will be familiar with the little camera car that sits next to bus lanes at a number of sites, particularly along the route of the 135 […]

My colleague Councillor Tim Pickstone asked a question at Bury’s recent Full Council about the closure of Victoria Metrolink station during 2014: The Good News: Victoria Station is getting a massive investment of £44 million. A few years ago Victoria was rated as the WORST station in the whole of Britain, so it is very […]