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Northern Evidence Academic Forum launched to help inform transport investment decisions

A new collaborative approach to infrastructure planning and policymaking is being introduced by Transport for the North (TfN) to ensure investment decisions are based on the most relevant and latest research and data ...
Tuesday 16th February 2021
Rail, Response

Approval for HS2 Phase 2a takes us to the doorstep of the North of England

Transport for the North has welcomed the news that Royal Assent has been granted to the HS2 Phase 2a Bill (West Midlands to Crewe ...
Thursday 11th February 2021
Response, Roads

Statutory advice on the Trans Pennine Strategic Road Studies

At the Transport for the North Board meeting on 14 January, Members agreed to write to the Transport Secretary to provide statutory advice on the Trans Pennine Strategic Road Studies ...
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Careers

Search for influential Northern transport leader under way

The search for an ambitious and visionary leader for the North of England is now underway, with Transport for the North (TfN) on the hunt for its next Chief Executive ...
Monday 25th January 2021
Response

Transport budget cuts threaten levelling-up agenda, say Northern leaders

Northern leaders say budget cuts to key transport initiatives in the North of England will delay economic recovery and undermine the levelling-up agenda. It comes as civic and business leaders discussed plans ...
Thursday 14th January 2021
Rail

Transport for the North supports consultation launched to improve Manchester’s railways

Transport for the North has backed the launch of a new consultation aimed at improving Manchester’s railways. The Manchester Recovery Task Force Public Consultation brings together the Department for Transport, Transport ...
Thursday 14th January 2021
Rail

North’s Leaders to discuss rail reform

Leaders from across the North of England are scheduled to meet virtually on Tuesday to discuss rail reform and what it might look like in the years ahead. With the Government’s ...
Friday 8th January 2021
Rail

Transport for the North works to protect rail services and shape a ‘Roadmap to Recovery’

Following the UK’s third national lockdown Transport for the North (TfN) is to reconvene the North of England Contingency Group to help tailor and protect rail services for essential users during ...
Friday 8th January 2021
Freight, Rail, Response, Roads

‘Fragmented under-funding of transport must end in order to boost Union connectivity’ says Transport for the North

A holistic, sustainable, and collaborative approach to transport investment is the key to enhancing the UK’s connectivity and unlocking opportunities for people and businesses, according to Transport for the North (TfN ...
Thursday 7th January 2021
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