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Piccadilly line upgrade 'to blow £3billion budget' as passengers told not to expect new trains for a year

TfL chiefs warn of 'major challenge' integrating new high-tech trains with 'extremely old infrastructure'

New train station could be years away from opening amid 'scandalous' delays

A new single-platform train station in Cheadle might be years away from opening after ?scandalous? delays, an MP has said. The project was given planning permission by Stockport council last year and was expected to move ahead in 2025, joining the Mid-Cheshire line to Manchester Piccadilly.

£3bn multi-year spend boosts England’s buses

Local authorities are being offered the freedom and the certainty they need to respond to local needs, with CPT declaring: ‘The time for buses is now’ Heidi Alexander: After years of decline, better buses are finally on the way The government has announced a £3bn boost for bus services and infrastructure in England. The multi-year funding offer will give councils the freedom to spend their allocations in whatever way they see fit, whether it is lowering the prices of fares, introducing new routes and zero emission buses or safer bus...