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Northern stripped of its rail franchise and is bringing in the Operator of Last Resort (OLR)

Transport for the North has today (29 January) welcomed the news the Secretary of State for Transport is stripping Northern of its rail franchise and is bringing in the Operator of Last Resort ...
Wednesday 29th January 2020
Rail

Beeching ‘reversal fund’ welcomed, but more is needed

Transport for the North today (Jan 28) welcomed further news for the region on the use of the Government’s £500 million fund to reverse some of the famous ‘Beeching Cuts’ made 50 ...
Tuesday 28th January 2020
Rail

Operator of Last Resort “only way to rebuild trust”

Following the statement today (09/01/20) by the Secretary of State for Transport that the franchise operated by Arriva Rail North is no longer financially viable, Transport for the North has called ...
Thursday 9th January 2020
Rail, Response

Response to Lord Berkeley HS2 report

Responding to the publication of Lord Tony Berkeley’s Dissenting Report ‘A Review of HS2’, Tim Wood, Northern Powerhouse Rail Director at Transport for the North, said: “Whilst we appreciate ...
Sunday 5th January 2020
Rail, Response

Passengers deserve better than Christmas cancellations

Transport for the North is continuing its calls for rail operator Northern to improve its service to passengers, as hundreds of trains are cancelled over Christmas week. David Hoggarth, Strategic Rail Director at ...
Tuesday 24th December 2019
Rail, Response

Time for the North’s rail operators to step up

Transport for the North has called on rail operators Northern and TransPennine Express to ‘step up, and be open and honest’ over the festive period after a damaging week of cancellations, crowding and ...
Friday 20th December 2019
Rail, Response

Statement regarding today’s rail disruption following December timetable change

The December 2019 new rail timetable kicked in yesterday. Rail users across the North are seeing a mixed picture with some new services and trains but still too many cancellations and instances of ...
Monday 16th December 2019
Rail

Statement on HS2 eastern leg

Following speculation that the eastern leg of HS2 to Leeds could be stopped as part of a review into the project, a spokesperson for Transport for the North said: “As indicated in the ...
Saturday 5th October 2019
Rail

Leaders say HS2 benefits must be delivered to the North in review submission

HS2 is essential to re-balance the UK’s economy and its future should be resolved without delay. That’s the message from the North’s leaders, who have called on the team ...
Tuesday 1st October 2019
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