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“New Northern Transport Acceleration Council ‘will put rocket boosters under powerhouse plans’, says Grant Shapps”. Or Maybe Not?
Apparently an ‘establishment meeting’ of the Northern Transport Acceleration Council was held in September, which was attended by Councillors Blake and Hinchliffe for West Yorkshire. In the interests of openness and accountability and all that sort of stuff, no published … Continue reading
WYCA Kirklees Consultation Transport Committee, 21 October 2020
Cllr Rob Walker, Chair of SMART, was able to ask questions at the WYCA Kirklees Consultation Transport Committee meeting held on 21st October. The main question focused on the plans to mitigate difficulties for travellers from Slaithwaite & Marsden stations … Continue reading
Meeting with Jason McCartney MP and Andrew Stephenson MP
SMART had an informal meeting with Jason McCartney, Colne Valley MP and Andrew Stephenson the rail minister at Marsden station on 24th July. Andrew Stephenson has specific responsibility for the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). This was an opportunity to discuss … Continue reading
“Electrification ‘desperately needed’ for Greenfield station”
[from the Oldham Chronicle, 14 September 2020] Full electrification is ‘desperately needed’ at Greenfield station, Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has said in a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps. The Government announced in July that it was merely ‘considering’ the … Continue reading