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£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
Event

Transport for the North Annual Conference announced

Northern leaders will meet for Transport for the North’s Annual Conference in Newcastle on March 6, 2023, to discuss how to Transform the North ...
Wednesday 1st February 2023
Air, Freight, International Connectivity, Report, Strategic Transport Plan

Transport for the North calls for export drive from Northern gateways

Only 2 in 5 Northern exports leave Northern ports Transport for the North (TfN) today published its International Connectivity and Aviation policy paper which highlights the potential of Northern gateways. The report calls ...
Wednesday 25th January 2023
Freight, Report

New report reveals the North’s Freight and Logistics sector could be worth more than £30bn

The freight and logistics sector in the North is critical to the UK economy given that more than 33% of goods enter through the Northern ports, 25% of GB freight starts in the ...
Monday 12th December 2022
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