They are the bane of many commuters lives – pacer trains. The latest rail investment announcement has seen a bold declaration for the pacers – you know, the bus on […]

Delays were caused between Preston and Blackburn after a person under a train at Lostock Hall. British Transport Police were called to a stretch of line between Bamber Bridge and […]

Northern Rail has recently launched the Get a Ticket Campaign to crack down on fare dodgers. Two online videos have been released in an attempt to reduce the number of […]

Rail commuters between Preston and Manchester were dismayed today when Northern Rail decided not to expand the capacity on the city route. Passengers vented their anger on Twitter as the […]

Above, it’s the train passengers have been waiting for, but it’ll arrive in December 2013. The sleek, greener, cleaner and faster 110mph 4-car Siemens Class 350 ‘Desiro’ train order for […]

Another set of inflation busting rises in the cost of train travel in austere times and small or no pay increases means higher prices implemented by our train operating companies […]

Depending on your feelings for the railways, users of train services from Preston will become winners, and almost certainly losers. Behind the scenes a lot has been happening, especially over […]