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Transport leaders to discuss how rail investment can get the North back on track at launch of online webinar series

A new online webinar series is being launched next week to bring influential local and national leaders together to discuss the North’s transport challenges and opportunities ...
Thursday 4th June 2020
Rail

‘Sustained rail investment vital to aid economic recovery and unlock the North’s potential’ say Northern leaders

In their joint submission to the Integrated Rail Plan, Transport for the North’s Members call for a sustained investment in the North’s rail network through a commitment to “quick win” projects ...
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Rail

Transport for the North thanks public for following rail travel advice

Transport for the North today thanked Northerners for not using the train on the first day of revised timetables. Last week the organisation’s Members said “crystal clear messaging” was needed to ensure ...
Monday 18th May 2020
Rail

‘Clear communication is key to managing rail challenges’ say Northern leaders

Crystal clear communications with rail passengers and staff will be the single most important factor in keeping people safe as we move into the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, Northern leaders ...
Wednesday 13th May 2020
Rail

North told to ‘Stay at home and leave rail free for essential travel’

Transport for the North, Rail operating companies, Network Rail, and the British Transport Police have joined forces to call on EVERYONE in the North to keep the region’s railways free for essential ...
Friday 27th March 2020
Rail

Northern leaders call for urgent ‘Thameslink-level’ of commitment for top congestion hotspot

As the Northern Rail franchise this weekend moves into new ownership, leaders from across the North of England have said it is now ‘more important than ever’ that a ‘Thameslink-level’ of commitment ...
Friday 28th February 2020
Rail

Rail investment plan must deliver best deal for the North

Today (Friday 21 February 2020) the Department for Transport gave a further update on plans for an Integrated Rail Plan for the North and the Midlands. It provides further detail to the statement ...
Friday 21st February 2020
Rail

TransPennine Express given ‘public target’ for performance recovery

Rail operator TransPennine Express (TPE) has been set a ‘public target’ for its performance recovery. The move, agreed by leaders across the North in January, follows a period late last year when the ...
Thursday 13th February 2020
Rail

HS2 green light ‘the right decision for UK and the North’

Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement today (11 February) that HS2 will go ahead, Barry White, Chief Executive of Transport for the North, said: “The green light to get on and build ...
Tuesday 11th February 2020
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