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Rail Minister: nationalisation of Northern Rail will not provide instant improvements

Rail Minister: nationalisation of Northern Rail will not provide instant improvements

An interview with Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris suggests that Manchester may receive upgrade on current rail situation and future high-speed rail links
RMT finally suspends Northern strike action

RMT finally suspends Northern strike action

There have been 47 separate days of industrial action over the issue of guards on trains, causing delays for passengers
Northern Rail announces month of planned strikes

Northern Rail announces month of planned strikes

RMT strikers announce new set of dates that will last a month, affecting journeys to and from Manchester, leaving passengers “fed up”
Northern Rail staff to strike until 2019

Northern Rail staff to strike until 2019

Northern Rail staff have announced strikes until early 2019, in which they will target the heavy congestion of the festive period
Delayed: your next train from Oxford Road

Delayed: your next train from Oxford Road

Manchester Oxford Road station has been voted the worst station in the U.K. for delays