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After 25 years of vague promises, we want definite commitments

As a rail users’ group at the midpoint between Leeds and Manchester, we have followed the stop-start (but mostly stop) progress of the Transpennine Route Upgrade and all of its previous incarnations with great interest, and argued for outcomes which … Continue reading

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“Transport Secretary more than trebles investment for rail in the north to over £9 billion”

Pardon just a tiny bit of cynicism on our part. The North Transpennine route was acknowledged as being full in 1999. Railtrack (as was) produced glossy brochures of what they would do to increase capacity, and handed out those brochures … Continue reading

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National Audit Office Report 20/07/2022 – The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme

“The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme has had a difficult start, with the Department taking more than a decade to agree a scope. As a result, passengers will have to deal with delays and overcrowding on a route that is at … Continue reading

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Transpennine Route Upgrade – Northern Agenda podcast with Network Rail 18/07/2022

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 … Continue reading

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