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Significant changes to public transport in Greater Manchester

Today marks the start of a single integrated public transport system in Greater Manchester, with contactless tap and go across trams and buses. A daily and weekly cap that is calculated for passengers ...
Monday 24th March 2025

Rail North Committee Letter on Avanti West Coast Performance

Mayor Andy Burnham, in his capacity as Chair of the Rail North Committee, has written to the new Secretary of State for Transport, offering statutory advice concerning the ongoing poor performance of Avanti ...
Tuesday 23rd July 2024

Blueprint for the North’s transport infrastructure published by Transport for the North

Transport for the North (TfN) has today (25 March) published an ambitious plan for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the North, enabled by transformational connectivity. The new Strategic Transport Plan (STP) was ...
Monday 25th March 2024

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

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

£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 electrification announcement ‘welcome news’ says Transport for the North

Government announces £78 million plan for rail electrification along a section of the North West’s rail network boosting potential for green commuting ...
Wednesday 1st September 2021

Transpennine Route Upgrade funding will help project commence at pace

The Government has announced an extra £317m investment into the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) to improve train journeys across the North. There will also be spending from the New Stations Fund to build ...
Wednesday 26th May 2021

Hope Valley investment a ‘major step forward’ for commuters between Manchester and Sheffield

Today in parliament, Transport Minister Andrew Stephenson MP announced commitment of £137 million for infrastructure enhancement works on the Hope Valley rail line, which runs between Sheffield and Manchester. Transport for the North ...
Thursday 11th March 2021

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