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Northern Evidence Academic Forum to highlight latest transport research

Knowledge-sharing group set up foster collaboration and enhance transport and infrastructure planning will hold second meeting this month ...
Wednesday 5th May 2021

Transport for the North and Citymapper extend passenger information service across the North

Transport for the North’s (TfN) work to provide the North's passengers with better travel information has taken a leap forward thanks to leading journey-planning app Citymapper ...
Thursday 29th April 2021

New Transport for the North Chief Executive announced

The North’s leaders have approved the appointment of Martin Tugwell as the next Chief Executive of Transport for the North (TfN ...
Monday 19th April 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

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

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

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

#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

Response to Bus Back Better strategy

On Monday 15 March 2021, the Government published Bus Back Better, a national bus strategy aimed at improving bus services and links for communities across England. You can read the strategy here ...
Monday 15th March 2021

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