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Transport for the North reaffirms HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail should be built in full

Northern leaders today reaffirm that the North must see HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail built in full ...
Wednesday 27th September 2023

Public consultation on the North’s Strategic Transport Plan has closed

We must use the Strategic Transport Plan as a means of ensuring that the North has an efficient, high-quality, interconnected and decarbonised transport system by 2050 ...
Friday 18th August 2023

Not long left to give your views on the North’s Strategic Transport Plan

Poor transport infrastructure is holding back the North’s economic potential. Investment in transport is essential if the North is to deliver inclusive, sustainable and transformational economic growth ...
Monday 14th August 2023

Sub-national Transport Bodies play a key role in shaping England’s strategic road network

The Transport Committee has today (July 27) published its report on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) strategic road investment portfolios. Responding to the report Lord McLoughlin, Chair of Transport for the North ...
Thursday 27th July 2023

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans need to include a solution for Bradford – Transport for the North Chair

The Department for Transport has agreed to re-examine its decision to exclude Bradford from improvements under Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2. Responding to the announcement Lord McLoughlin, Chair of Transport for the ...
Thursday 13th July 2023

Ticket offices reform must not be to the disadvantage of any station users

The Government has today (5 July) announced plans to close nearly every railway station ticket office across England ...
Wednesday 5th July 2023

Transport Committee uses Transport for the North proposal on the future of transport

An over-emphasis on policy and strategy has overshadowed implementation and delivery. Our new approach must be outcome focused, place-based and put the user at the heart of decision making ...
Monday 3rd July 2023

Northern leaders back TransPennine Route Upgrade

TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) will deliver improved outcomes for our residents and businesses. There will be more trains between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and York with up to six fast services every hour between ...
Thursday 22nd June 2023

Ground-breaking transport-related social exclusion research wins CIHT Award

Transport for the North (TfN) has scooped the “Research Initiative of the Year” award at the prestigious 2023 CIHT Awards ceremony ...
Friday 16th June 2023

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