Tag Archives: Transpennine Route Upgrade

Meeting with Jason McCartney MP and Andrew Stephenson MP

Posted on October 21, 2020 by admin

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 →

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“Electrification ‘desperately needed’ for Greenfield station”

Posted on October 21, 2020 by admin

[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 →

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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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