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TRAINS

National Rail Enquiries, Adlington, Atherton, Blackrod, Bolton, Bromley Cross, Chorley Clifton, Daisy Hill, Entwistle, Farnworth, Hall i'th' Wood, Hag Fold, Horwich Parkway, London Euston, Lostock, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport, Moses Gate, Westhoughton, Wigan North Western, Wigan Wallgate.

Virgin Trains, First North Western Trains, Arriva Trains, Qjump Train Booking, Midland Mainline, Eurostar

BUSES

Greater Manchester Public Transport, Blue Bus, Arriva Buses, National Express, Stagecoach Buses

AIRPORTS

Manchester Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Blackpool Airport, Leeds-Bradford Airport

TRAMS

Metrolink

Bank Holiday traffic and travel updates 10:40pm Friday 2nd May 2008 SUN seekers will have their work cut out this Bank Holiday weekend. Reader comment (1) BA to halt Manchester to New York flights 4:00pm Friday 18th April 2008 BRITISH Airways is set to stop direct flights from Manchester to New York. Reader comments (21) Bolton OAP uses bus pass to travel 700 miles - for free 11:19am Mon 14 Apr 08 A PENSIONER from Bolton has travelled the length of England free of charge using the new national bus card. Reader comments (12) Train times to London could be as low as 90 minutes 7:57pm Fri 11 Apr 08 Manchester to London in 90 minutes could become a reality if a new high-speed rail link study bears fruit. Reader comments (3) More Manchester-London flights 8:12pm Tuesday 8th April 2008 TRAVELLING to London have become easier as more flights from Manchester to Stansted Airport are launched. Reader comments (10) UPDATE: Angels who kept rail crash boy alive 3:01pm Sat 5 Apr 08 Nurses who gave first aid to a 16-year-old-boy hit by a train in Bolton said they acted instinctively. Reader comments (25) Museum exhibits on the move 12:11pm Friday 4th April 2008 WHERE do you store a 12ft high traction engine and an old double decker bus? Reader comment (1) Green experts inspect new Metrolink routes 11:19am Thu 3 Apr 08 Environmental experts will begin inspecting the routes of the new Metrolink lines next week. Swimmers make a splash on Metrolink 11:09am Thu 3 Apr 08 A group of swimmers, wearing swimsuits, goggles and swimming caps, joined passengers on board a Metrolink tram. Reader comment (1) Pensioner travelling UK on the bus gets through first day 6:58pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008 A PENSIONER who is travelling the length of the country using her free bus pass in just 12 days has got through the first day without a hitch. Reader comments (235) More ...

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