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Stopping HS2 at Birmingham a ‘missed opportunity for the North’ – Transport for the North Chair

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report today (7 February 2024) calling for answers from government to questions raised by decision to cancel HS2 Phase 2 ...
Wednesday 7th February 2024
Rail, Response

Transport for the North responds to the cancellation of HS2 to the North

Responding to the government’s decision today to scrap HS2 to the North, Lord McLoughlin, Chair of Transport for the North, said: “The cancelling of the northern leg of HS2 is naturally ...
Wednesday 4th October 2023
Rail, Response

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
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
Rail

Pan-regional benefits of Northern Powerhouse Rail revealed in new analysis

Latest figures from TfN's modelling system shows improvements in connectivity for people and businesses across the region ...
Monday 4th October 2021
Rail

Northern leaders call for greater devolution and rail investment certainty

Political and business leaders said they cannot continue to wait for the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan - expected to outline commitment to HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and other major rail projects ...
Wednesday 9th June 2021
Rail

Government urged to publish multibillion-pound rail investment plan for the North

The North’s leaders call for urgent publication of the Integrated Rail Plan to give certainty over investment plans for the region’s railways ...
Thursday 27th May 2021
Rail, Response

Williams-Shapps review of the railway ‘a major national moment’

The Government has unveiled the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, which includes proposals to create a new body ‘Great British Railways’ to oversee track and train, alongside plans for new service ...
Thursday 20th May 2021
Rail

Leaders agree final Northern Powerhouse Rail plan to create jobs and define the North’s future

Final recommendations for the new Northern Powerhouse Rail network have been made, with Government urged to support the ambitious northern plan ...
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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