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Northern leaders vote to have Avanti West Coast’s contract terminated and taken back into public control

Today’s (Wednesday 20 March) Transport for the North Board, held in Leeds, officially passed a motion to write to the Secretary of State asking for the firm to be taken off the ...
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Strategic Transport Plan

Plan to transform the North’s transport set to be approved

Political and business leaders in the North are set to approve a plan that will lay the foundations for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the region for decades to come.  This week ...
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Response, Roads, Strategic Transport Plan

North to share in £38 million boost for safer roads

Transport for the North has welcomed today’s announcement of £38 million of funding from the Safer Roads Fund to 17 authorities in England, including £17 million for schemes in the North of ...
Tuesday 19th March 2024
Roads

Transport for the North welcomes A66 dualling announcement

Responding to news that plans to upgrade the A66 between Penrith and Scotch Corner Martin Tugwell, Transport for the North’s Chief Executive said: “This is very welcome news that the people and ...
Friday 8th March 2024
Report, Strategic Transport Plan

Transport issues are causing more than 2 in 5 of the most vulnerable residents of the North to be socially excluded

Bus services in the North have been cut by more than 30% since 2010 – more than in the rest of England. The impacts of bus service cuts have fallen disproportionately on lower income ...
Tuesday 27th February 2024
Rail

Stopping HS2 at Birmingham a ‘missed opportunity for the North’ – Transport for the North Chair

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report today (7 February 2024) calling for answers from government to questions raised by decision to cancel HS2 Phase 2 ...
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Event, Strategic Transport Plan

‘A one size fits all approach to investment is holding back the North’ say region’s leaders

Transport for the North (TfN) Chief Executive Martin Tugwell will today (Monday 5 February) call for the need to do things differently when it comes to investment in the North’s connectivity ...
Monday 5th February 2024
Event, Rail

Rail Minister confirmed to speak at transport conference in Liverpool

The Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP is confirmed as the keynote speaker at this year’s sold out Transport for the North (TfN) annual conference, which is taking place in Liverpool on ...
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Event

Sell out confirmed for Transport for the North conference

Next week’s highly anticipated Transport for the North’s (TfN) annual conference, the North of England’s main transport conference, is a sell-out with less than a week ...
Tuesday 30th January 2024
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