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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
Rail

Work underway to deliver Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade

The next engineering work as part of the Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade is set to start in April, with Network Rail revealing that initial work to electrify the line will begin in Manchester ...
Thursday 18th March 2021
Rail, Response

Hope Valley investment a ‘major step forward’ for commuters between Manchester and Sheffield

Today in parliament, Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson MP announced commitment of £137 million for infrastructure enhancement works on the Hope Valley rail line, which runs between Sheffield and Manchester. Transport for the North ...
Thursday 11th March 2021
Rail

Leaders agree final Northern Powerhouse Rail plan to create jobs and define the North’s future

Final recommendations for the new Northern Powerhouse Rail network have been made, with Government urged to support the ambitious northern plan ...
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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