
Re-introduction of train services to Blackpool North from Monday 16 April The railway between Preston and Blackpool North is set to reopen next Monday (16 April) as the transformation of train travel across the north of England continues. As part of the multi-billion pound Great North Rail Project, the line will reopen following 22 weeks of work to upgrade the tracks, station platforms and...

Train services between Preston and Blackpool North will resume on Monday 16 April. Snow, wind and ice from the ‘Beast from the East’ combining with Storm Emma off the Atlantic is one of the main factors that has caused the long-awaited resumption of train services to be pushed back three weeks. An essential engineering train required for delivering the upgrade also needed unplanned maintenance. The...
We have responded to RMT's annoucement that it intends to carry out further strikes on Monday 26 and Thursday 29 March. Richard Allan, our Deputy Managing Director said: "Our modernisation plans are well underway with almost £500m of new trains under construction, 90 refurbished trains in service, £7m spent so far on improving our stations, extra services from May, and more to come by 2020. “We urge RMT...