Category Archives: Electrification

Disabled Access Update (Integrated Rail Plan November 2021)

Confirmation from the minister responsible that the Trasnpennine Route Upgrade will make all stations along the route, including Marsden, fully accessible. [with the caveat that everything in the Integrated Rail Plan is “subject to approval”, para 5.3, page 142 of … Continue reading

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Reaction to the Integrated Rail Plan

The government’s long-awaited Integrated Rail Plan was finally published on 18th November. In (very brief) summary Most of the eastern leg of HS2 will be cancelled. It will go from Birmingham to the Nottingham area, there will be no continuation … Continue reading

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The Integrated Rail Plan

The government’s Integrated Rail Plan for the North and the Midlands was published on 18th November, just 11 days short of the 10th anniversary of the announcement of Transpennine electrification from Manchester to Leeds and York. It contains some things … Continue reading

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“Fears of ‘hammer blow’ to Northern Powerhouse Rail and Bradford city centre stop as government considers scaling back plans”

[from the Yorkshire Post, 21st June 2021] Fears are growing that Boris Johnson’s government may water down one of his flagship ‘levelling up’ commitments by scaling back plans for a high speed rail link between Leeds and Manchester. The Prime … Continue reading

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