NORTH WEST

Chester: CAF Rail UK has taken over management of the traincare depot, ready for the entry into service of its new Class 197 DMU fleet.

Glazebrook: Northern’s Manchester-Liverpool line station has been cleaned up by a new adoption group.

Manchester: The 1889 L&Y Philips Park signal box was decommissioned in June as part of the Stalybridge route modernisation work, which will continue at weekends until July 31.

Skelmersdale: The Department for Transport has declined to support the proposed new rail link to the Kirkby-Wigan line and a new station, despite Lancashire County Council purchasing the former Glenburn College site last year for £1. Although the

town has a population of 39,000, shuttle buses have been suggested as more cost-effective.