The public consultation of Transport for the North’s (TfN) Strategic Transport Plan has closed, with hundreds of comments received during the twelve-week engagement. Responses will…
It may have been rescoped, but the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) remains at the heart of ambitions for Transport for the North. At its latest…
Freight by road accounts for ninety per cent of all tonnage moved in the North of England, say findings from Transport for the North, the…
A new report for Transport for the North reveals that the regional freight and logistics sector could be worth more than thirty billion pounds to…
In response to the public consultation on the future of transport in northern England, Associated British Ports have told the regional body, Transport for the…
Speed, capacity and connectivity issues are all holding back the economic fortunes of the North of England. The North is still in the slow lane…
The UK government has rubber-stamped a 137 million pound investment (153 million euros) for the Hope Valley line. The route is the major mixed-use connection…
Work on the Transpennine main line between Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester, has been strengthened by a funding package announced by the UK Transport Secretary Grant…
The electrification of the Transpennine Line, connecting Manchester and Leeds in the north of England will only cover the routes for passenger trains. This means…
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) believes the UK Government’s draft transport plan for the north could be a springboard for large-scale modal shift to rail.…