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Grant Shapps: “Why I’m in Manchester today to help kick-start better, greener and more modern transport for the North”

Posted on July 28, 2020 by admin

[An article for the Conservativehome website by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, 23rd July 2020. Interesting that he uses a passenger’s experience of the delights of commuting between Marsden and Manchester as an example of why things need … Continue reading →

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“Has political peace broken out over northern rail projects?”

Posted on July 28, 2020 by admin

[Another view on the recent announcements regarding the Transpennine Route Upgrade and the new “Northern Transport Acceleration Council”, from the Manchester Evening News (Jennifer Williams), 23rd July 2020] As £600m is announced for the delayed Manchester to Leeds upgrade, Tory … Continue reading →

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“Keep improvements on track: rail passengers welcome investment in Transpennine route”

Posted on July 23, 2020 by admin

Transport Focus has published passenger research they commissioned into the trade-off between disruption during the construction phase and the benefits delivered at the end of it. SMART did get to see and discuss with Transport Focus the research shortly before … Continue reading →

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“Transport Secretary Grant Shapps wants Transpennine railway between Leeds, York and Manchester to be a first-class, fully-electrified route”

Posted on July 23, 2020 by admin

[from the Yorkshire Post, 23rd July 2020] Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has revealed plans for trains between York, Leeds and Manchester to run on a “first-class, fully-electrified railway” as he announced nearly £600m to pay for upgrades to the vital … Continue reading →

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