Northern Agenda podcast featuring a lengthy interview with Rob McIntosh, Managing Director Eastern Region of Network Rail, on the subject of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. First 19 minutes of podcast.
Although Northern Agenda is published by Reach plc, the company responsible for what the Huddersfield Daily Examiner has become, it goes into issues affecting the North with intelligence and insight.
He references their intention to engage with communities and passengers about what the scheme will involve, which is something SMART have been requesting for several years now.
One thing he doesn’t mention, because the interview is about how TRU will impact on a much wider area, is how it will address our specific concerns about Marsden station accessibility. It has been confirmed separately, both from the then minister responsible (in response to a parliamentary question from Jason McCartney MP) and by Network Rail, that Marsden station will be made fully accessible as part of the scheme.
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