The Great Stamford Road Shuttle Scandal

Anger as Top Mossley residents are cut off from outside world by road closure.

When’s the best time to close a main road for roadworks: Christmas Day? Half Term holidays? The rush hour? Christmas Day would of the three as most people would be sat at home scoffing turkey and listening to this year’s X Factor winner (whom would have rigged the Christmas No. 1 spot for the umpteenth time). In a small town, the half term holidays is a least worst option due to the reduced schools traffic.

Nodding Donkeys: Greater Manchester’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Class 142 Pacer Unit

An irreverent history of the much maligned lightweight DMU

Few trains epitomise Greater Manchester’s rocky relationship with the rails other than the Class 142 Pacer unit. Making their debut in the summer of 1985 at Newton Heath depot, the Pacer units did not have the best of starts.

Route 53 Expert: Rebellious Mixtape #2

A special mixtape to celebrate 40 years since the formation of SELNEC PTE

40 years ago came one of the most revolutionary reforms to public transport management in the Greater Manchester area. As per Barbara Castle’s 1968 Transport Act, part of this legislation involved the formation of Conurbation Transport Authorities.