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Transport for the North welcomes positive news on Rest Day Working

The train drivers’ union ASLEF has agreed to restore Rest Day Working on TransPennine Express (TPE ...
Thursday 15th June 2023
Appointments

Rail North Committee elects new Chair and Vice Chair

The Rail North Committee (RNC) has today announced the election of a new Chair, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, and majority group Vice Chair, Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe Leader of Bradford Council ...
Wednesday 7th June 2023
Report, Strategic Transport Plan

TfN launches consultation on transforming the North’s transport

Investment could create an economy in the North that would be £118bn p.a. larger in 2050 than current forecast estimates ...
Thursday 25th May 2023
Rail, Response

£72m Manchester rail package ‘will deliver widespread benefits across the North’

The Government’s £72m package to improve train services in Manchester and the North “will deliver widespread benefits across the region” ...
Thursday 25th May 2023
Rail, Response

TransPennine Express moving into government control is a chance to enhance performance levels for passengers

In response to today’s (11 May) decision by the Secretary of State for Transport to bring TransPennine Express into government control under the auspices of the Operator of Last Resort ...
Thursday 11th May 2023
Rail, Response

We must transform the North by building both HS2 and NPR in full – Transport for the North Chair

Responding to the announcement that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years, Lord McLoughlin, Chair of Transport for the North, said: “This is a disappointing announcement ...
Thursday 9th March 2023
Event, Strategic Transport Plan

Transform the North by levelling up the economy

New figures from the updated Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review (NPIER) show a transformed North could unlock £118bn a year by 2050 ...
Monday 6th March 2023
Event

Chronicle Live, The Journal and Teesside Live appointed official media partners of TfN Annual Conference

Transport for the North (TfN) has named Chronicle Live, The Journal and Teesside Live the official media partners for its fourth annual conference in Newcastle next month ...
Friday 17th February 2023
Event

Sold out conference to showcase need for transport investment in the North

Collectively, we want to make sure we deliver on the foundations laid in previous years, so that we can truly realise the economic potential of our region – Transport for the North Chair ...
Tuesday 7th February 2023
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