Category Archives: Northern Hub

“Thousands sign petition for more transport cash for north of England”

Posted on August 8, 2017 by admin

[From The Observer, Sunday 30 July 2017] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/30/north-of-england-transport-investment-petition-chris-grayling-electrification More than 29,000 people have signed a petition calling for more investment in transport in the north of England, after rail electrification plans across the country were scrapped. Chris Grayling gave his … Continue reading →

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Publication of the Hendy Report

Posted on December 8, 2015 by admin

The Hendy Report (basically intended to cover, amongst other things, the rescheduling of Trans-Pennine electrification) was published on 24th November. It appears that the bit that is of most interest to us (what is being done to enhance the infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Electrification “unpaused”

Posted on October 29, 2015 by admin

We’re not sure whether this counts as news or not, nor whether unpaused is a real word. On reading the Department for Transport press release, plus the exchange of letters between the Chair of Network Rail and the Secretary of State … Continue reading →

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A sort of promise, as yet undated

Posted on July 9, 2015 by admin

Exchanges in Prime Minister’s Questions, 08/07/2015, on the subject of the “paused” Trans-Pennine electrification Q4. [900819]Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op): The decision to pause indefinitely the electrification of the TransPennine rail line through Stalybridge and Mossley means that my … Continue reading →

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