Category Archives: Transpennine Route Upgrade

Disabled Access at Marsden station

Posted on June 21, 2021 by admin

There have been campaigns going back at least 30 years for provision of disabled access at Marsden station. Others will be better qualified than us to comment on earlier campaigning, so we will restrict ourselves to commenting on 2011 onwards. … Continue reading →

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“Fears of ‘hammer blow’ to Northern Powerhouse Rail and Bradford city centre stop as government considers scaling back plans”

Posted on June 21, 2021 by admin

[from the Yorkshire Post, 21st June 2021] Fears are growing that Boris Johnson’s government may water down one of his flagship ‘levelling up’ commitments by scaling back plans for a high speed rail link between Leeds and Manchester. The Prime … Continue reading →

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“Trains on Transpennine route between Leeds, York and Manchester to be faster and more reliable with £317m of new funding, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps”

Posted on May 26, 2021 by admin

There appears to be nothing new in this latest re-announcement. The DfT have surpassed even their previous low standards by re-announcing some electrification which took place in the 1980s – which is when half of the distance between York and … Continue reading →

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Route Closure between Victoria and Stalybridge, July & August 2021

Posted on January 28, 2021 by admin

“Major step forward for rail between Greater Manchester and Yorkshire” [Press release from Network Rail, 28th January 2021, follows] Rail improvements announced for Greater Manchester as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) boost to Northern economy Improvements require 16-day … Continue reading →

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