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Response to Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement

Martin Tugwell, CEO of Transport for the North, said: “We welcome today’s announcement on Northern Powerhouse Rail and the renewed commitment to improving rail connectivity across the North. Better connections between our ...
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Press Release, Report, Safety, Uncategorised

New Transport for the North report reveals personal safety concerns on public transport influence travel choices across the region

Residents across the North of England are altering how, when – and in some cases if – they use public transport because of personal safety concerns, according to a new report published today by Transport ...
Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Statement, Uncategorised

Transport for the North welcomes the Chancellor’s spending announcements

Transport for the North today welcomes the spending announcements which the Chancellor has made for towns and cities in our region. Investments in light rail systems across city regions in the North were ...
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Press Release, Uncategorised

Make our rail stations accessible, say Northern politicians

POLITICAL leaders in the North of England are calling for significant investment in the region’s railway stations to make them accessible to all users.  Research from Transport for the North (TfN) highlights ...
Monday 2nd June 2025
Strategic Transport Plan, Uncategorised

Visit to Cumbria reveals transport opportunities and challenges

Last week our Chair, Lord Patrick McLoughlin, and Deputy Chief Executive, Katie Day, met with partners across Cumbria to explore transport opportunities and challenges. They joined the leader of Cumberland Council, Cllr Mark ...
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Uncategorised

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
Event, Rail, Response, Uncategorised

Transport for the North Board Integrated Rail Plan response live press conference

Transport for the North is holding a Press Conference at the Queen’s Hotel, in Leeds, at 1330hrs on Wednesday 24 November ...
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Rail, Uncategorised

We need now to move at pace to make this Northern Powerhouse Rail a reality

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today told the Conservative Party Conference the government will link up the cities of the Midlands and the North ...
Wednesday 6th October 2021
Strategic Transport Plan, Uncategorised

New Northern research project set to tackle link between transport and social exclusion

A new research project has been launched to help uncover and address the challenges of transport-related social exclusion in the North of England ...
Tuesday 30th March 2021
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