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Northern leaders to discuss formal response to rail reform

Transport for the North’s (TfN) Rail North Committee will meet this week – at 11am on Wednesday 15 September – to discuss the Sub-national Transport Body’s formal response to the Government ...
Monday 13th September 2021
Rail, Response

Rail electrification announcement ‘welcome news’ says Transport for the North

Government announces £78 million plan for rail electrification along a section of the North West’s rail network boosting potential for green commuting ...
Wednesday 1st September 2021
Rail

Northern leaders seek further commitments before new rail timetable is agreed

The North’s leaders have said they won’t accept stripped-back train services unless the Government fully commits to delivering key rail investment projects in the North leading to increased ...
Thursday 15th July 2021
Rail

Northern leaders call for greater devolution and rail investment certainty

Political and business leaders said they cannot continue to wait for the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan - expected to outline commitment to HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and other major rail projects ...
Wednesday 9th June 2021
Rail

Government urged to publish multibillion-pound rail investment plan for the North

The North’s leaders call for urgent publication of the Integrated Rail Plan to give certainty over investment plans for the region’s railways ...
Thursday 27th May 2021
Rail, Response

Transpennine Route Upgrade funding will help project commence at pace

The Government has announced an extra £317m investment into the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) to improve train journeys across the North. There will also be spending from the New Stations Fund to build ...
Wednesday 26th May 2021
Rail, Response

Williams-Shapps review of the railway ‘a major national moment’

The Government has unveiled the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, which includes proposals to create a new body ‘Great British Railways’ to oversee track and train, alongside plans for new service ...
Thursday 20th May 2021
Rail

North well-positioned for a return to rail

Leaders from local authorities across the North met this week to discuss what needs to be done to re-start passenger traffic on the region’s railways. Members of Transport for the ...
Friday 26th March 2021
Rail, Response

Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘could transform Bradford’

Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) station in Bradford city centre would help unlock the city’s potential ...
Monday 22nd March 2021
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