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Rail North Committee Letter on Avanti West Coast Performance

Mayor Andy Burnham, in his capacity as Chair of the Rail North Committee, has written to the new Secretary of State for Transport, offering statutory advice concerning the ongoing poor performance of Avanti ...
Tuesday 23rd July 2024

Transport for the North Board Integrated Rail Plan response live press conference

Transport for the North is holding a Press Conference at the Queen’s Hotel, in Leeds, at 1330hrs on Wednesday 24 November ...
Tuesday 23rd November 2021

We need now to move at pace to make this Northern Powerhouse Rail a reality

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today told the Conservative Party Conference the government will link up the cities of the Midlands and the North ...
Wednesday 6th October 2021

New Northern research project set to tackle link between transport and social exclusion

A new research project has been launched to help uncover and address the challenges of transport-related social exclusion in the North of England ...
Tuesday 30th March 2021

#TfNTalks webinar – Delivering an accessible transport system for the North

The next instalment of #TfNTalks, the free online webinar series run by Transport for the North (TfN), will look at the importance of providing an accessible transport system that enables people to get ...
Tuesday 16th March 2021

Transport Minister and Northern leaders to tackle how transport investment will help level-up the economy

Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson MP will join a the list of high-profile speakers for Transport for the North’s Annual Conference 2020 ...
Friday 11th December 2020

Christmas bid to curb Rail disruption

Transport for the North steps in to encourage RMT and Northern to begin fresh talks and suspend strike action ...
Tuesday 27th November 2018

New £500m Northern train fleet unveiled

Transport for the North today welcomed the unveiling of the first two trains in a new £500m Northern train fleet that will offer improved standards of travel for local rail users in the ...
Friday 5th October 2018

Transport for the North Board takes decisive action on the future of the North’s railways

The Transport for the North Board met in Sheffield today and welcomed the allocation of nearly £3bn over the next five years by government as the first phase of upgrading the Transpennine railway ...
Thursday 13th September 2018

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