Aimsun to build transport model of Greater Manchester
Aimsun is building a transport model covering the 100-square-mile area within the M60 ring road for Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), one of the UK’s most prominent transport authorities. Work on the large-scale, multi-tier model was entrusted to the Aimsun team, who have delivered the initial build inside a very tight timeframe. Final versions of […]
Transport Secretary kickstarts ‘bus revolution’ as she promises to support local leaders to deliver better buses up and down the country
Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has visited Greater Manchester this week to begin the government’s bus revolution, as she pledges to support every community to take back control of buses through franchising or public ownership. She has meet with the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to discuss how the area’s Bee Network can be replicated across the […]
Metrolink strikes to bring “summer standstill” to Manchester
Manchester is facing a summer of standstill as workers on the city’s tram system, Metrolink, are to strike following a woeful pay offer. Over 600 members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, are angry after Metrolink was only prepared to make a pay offer of a 4.5 per cent increase in 2024 despite years of […]
‘Long 10 months’ expected for Farnworth motorists as controversial town centre roadworks begin
A ‘long 10 months’ is predicted for motorists as road works begin to create a controversial ‘streets for all’ scheme in the centre of Farnworth. The £2.8M improvement works, directed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and supported by Bolton Council, will see works centred on Market Street, the busy arterial route through the borough’s second largest town. […]
Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd drivers set to strike
Bus drivers in Greater Manchester are set to go on strike in a row over pay. Drivers who work for Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd (GMAT) – the company which provides Ring and Ride bus services for elderly and disabled passengers – have voted to walk-out for a week. Qualifying passengers can book Ring and […]
Jenoptik hails Greater Manchester’s investment in average speed camera deployment
Enforcement and ANPR camera technology provider Jenoptik is hailing a new contract in Greater Manchester as “taking considerable action to upgrade road safety measures”. Transport for Greater Manchester has appointed the company to deliver average speed routes as part of an upgrade of its enforcement technology. In a separate contract, Jenoptik is upgrading 90 spot […]
Salford Bolton Network Improvements (SBNI) on A666 due to start this week
Improvement works on A666 between Rivington Crescent and Irlams o’ th’ Height roundabout are due to start on 4 March 2024. The works are part of the Salford Bolton Network Improvements (SBNI) Programme, promoted by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Salford City Council. The SBNI programme involves a series of local transport network improvements […]
Telent to improve vital communications for Greater Manchester
Digital infrastructure specialist Telent says public sector organisations across Greater Manchester will have easier and faster access to digital services thanks to a major new communications network being implemented by the company in a partnership with Cisco. Telent was selected to assist with the design, build and management of the Greater Manchester (GM) One Network […]
Mobility Campers pledge to “make a difference”
The 6th annual volunteer-run Mobility Camp “unconference” has taken place, with nearly a hundred people coming together to discuss, debate and tackle the subject of ‘Changing the Narrative in transport’. The attendees, from backgrounds including transport planners, councillors, modellers, engineers, technologists and students came together for the event at the IET in Birmingham, which saw only […]
Go-Ahead mobilises Manchester’s first Bee Network buses
The first Bee Network buses left depots in Bolton and Wigan this morning, marking the start of a new era for public transport in Greater Manchester. A fleet of 320 buses will operate 50 routes – the first piece in place of a network eventually intended to span buses, trams, trains and bikes across the […]
