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£70 billion blueprint to transform the North’s economy

Transport for the North has today set out an ambitious vision for the future of the North’s economy, unveiling draft proposals for northern infrastructure for the next 30 years ...
Thursday 31st January 2019
Rail

Leaders of the North agree rail confidence must be restored

Passengers are putting up with daily misery on the North’s railways – it’s intolerable, potentially unsafe and cannot go on. That was the message from Transport for the North’s board members ...
Thursday 6th December 2018
Smart & Intergrated

IST programme moves forward with funding for Innovation trial

Transport for the North announce ‘Innovation’ funding for Transdev to test innovative touch on touch off smart technology on some of the region’s bus routes ...
Wednesday 5th December 2018
Rail, Uncategorised

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
Smart & Intergrated

Smart on Rail launches

Transport for the North, working in partnership with Northern and TransPennine Express, will this week launch the first stage of their Smart on Rail project ...
Thursday 22nd November 2018
Rail, Roads, Smart & Intergrated

Funding for transport infrastructure features in the Autumn Budget

Funding earmarked to help deliver transport infrastructure in the North of England has been revealed as part of the Autumn Budget. In his speech to the House of Commons, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed ...
Monday 29th October 2018
Rail

Northern Powerhouse Rail set to deliver decades of growth for the North

Northern Powerhouse Rail is poised to deliver transformational change to the North boosting the economy and improving connectivity for millions of people ...
Wednesday 17th October 2018
Rail, Uncategorised

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
Rail

Northern to launch extended compensation scheme for regular travellers

Transport for the North has been working with Northern to broker a compensation scheme for the worst affected regular travellers who suffered from disruption to their rail travel in the summer of 2018 ...
Monday 24th September 2018
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