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 inform the final Strategic Transport Plan for the region, which...Read more
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 meeting, the body charged with transforming the infrastructure in the...Read more
The railway industry in the UK is still asking for clarity on the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands. It is just over a year since the government published their vision for the...Read more
Manchester’s raging signalling system will leap into the twenty-first century with a significant overhaul during the Queen’s Jubilee weekend. The network around Manchester will see a step-change in control when the country returns to work...Read more
The huge Transpennine Route Upgrade improvements programme, driven by Network Rail, continues in the Greater Manchester area. Works are underway to electrify and improve tracks between Manchester and Stalybridge. The multi-billion-pound project will see the...Read more
A former industrial site, which planning authorities have previously rejected for development, is back in the market as a potential rail freight terminal. Gascoigne Wood, the site of a former open cast coal mine, is...Read more
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 that plans to facilitate freight trains on this railway line...Read more
