'Underinvestment ends now': Everything you need to know about Northern Powerhouse Rail

Labour MPs welcome Government's £45bn rail boost plans

LOCAL Labour MPs have welcomed the Government's plans for a major rail project in the north of England, with the first improvements due to be made…

'Underinvestment ends now': Everything you need to know about Northern Powerhouse Rail

The government has confirmed its plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

'Game-changing': Oldham MPs welcome Northern Powerhouse Rail plans

Oldham MPs have welcomed the government's decision to develop Northern Powerhouse Rail, which would aim to improve connectivity in the North

Northern England’s rail upgrade could signal change in direction for public transport

M Barratt/ShutterstockThe UK government says it has learned valuable lessons from the expense, delays and political embarrassment of HS2. And now it has laid out detailed plans for train passengers in northern England who have been so badly “let down” in the past. Northern Powerhouse Rail will apparently bring new and upgraded routes from east to west of the region, linking Liverpool, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull. Major capaci…

Out now: The latest issue of Passenger Transport

What’s inside the latest edition of Passenger Transport:     LEAD STORY NPR rail improvements ‘will actually happen’ More than a decade after the Northern Powerhouse Rail project was first proposed, the government has unveiled a three-phase plan for its delivery   NEWS Cornwall probes bus regulation options Market engagement follows news of First Bus withdrawal Mass transit plan pushed to late 2030s Hendy has ministerial responsibility following…