Category Archives: accessibility

“Electrification ‘desperately needed’ for Greenfield station”

Posted on October 21, 2020 by admin

[from the Oldham Chronicle, 14 September 2020] Full electrification is ‘desperately needed’ at Greenfield station, Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has said in a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps. The Government announced in July that it was merely ‘considering’ the … Continue reading →

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Grant Shapps: “Why I’m in Manchester today to help kick-start better, greener and more modern transport for the North”

Posted on July 28, 2020 by admin

[An article for the Conservativehome website by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, 23rd July 2020. Interesting that he uses a passenger’s experience of the delights of commuting between Marsden and Manchester as an example of why things need … Continue reading →

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