Transpennine Route Upgrade news – Page 2
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Rail Business UKGovernment allocates £84m to enhance reliability as Manchester Rail Blueprint emerges
UK: An £84m package of work to improve performance and capacity in Greater Manchester and neighbouring regions was announced by Rail Minister Wendy Morton during a visit to Manchester on March 11. The interventions include platform extensions, infrastructure enhancements and depot capacity improvements in what the ...
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Rail Business UKTransPennine Express explores further fleet and capacity expansion options
UK: First TransPennine Express is hopeful that it will be able to issue a call for expressions of interest in the provision of additional bi-mode trains before the end of March.
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Rail Business UKIntegrated Rail Plan promises benefits earlier as HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail plans scaled back
UK: The government has published its Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands, setting out revised plans for High Speed 2, new and upgraded infrastructure on trans-Pennine routes, and projects including Midland Main Line electrification and reducing journey times on the East Coast Main Line which run to the 2040s.
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Rail Business UKNorthern leaders demand infrastructure commitments before agreeing timetable changes
UK: Local authorities have confirmed that the preferred option for timetable changes to improve performance in the north of England and provide a short-term solution to congestion in central Manchester will not be accepted ‘unless the government fully commits to delivering key rail investment projects in the north, leading to increased capacity and connectivity’.
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Rail Business UKFreight operators set out polices needed for modal shift
UK: ‘For too long the points have been unfairly set in favour of passenger train operators’, said DB Cargo UK CEO Andrea Rossi, when freight operators and the Rail Delivery Group set out the changes which they would like to see from government to support modal ...
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Rail Business UKTransPennine Express mulls fleet strategy as final CAF trainset accepted
UK: TransPennine Express held a ceremony at the Manchester International Depot in Longsight on June 16 to celebrate acceptance of the final train under its fleet renewal programme. The last train to arrive is one of the 13 CAF MkVa push-pull inter-city trainsets, branded Nova 3 by the operator.
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Rail Business UKTranspennine Route Upgrade, Oxford remodelling and station funding announced
UK: A total of £401m in funding for the next stage of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, remodelling at Oxford and three new stations was confirmed by the government on May 26. Transpennine Route Upgrade The announcement was led with confirmation of a further £317m for development ...
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Rail Business UKTransport for the North disappointed by NIC report
UK: ‘Disappointing’ is Transport for the North’s reaction to the National Infrastructure Commission’s recent Rail Needs Assessment for the Midlands & the North report, which suggested a significant scaling back of projects including Northern Powerhouse Rail and the eastern leg of High Speed 2 because of insufficient ...
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Rail Business UK£589m to ‘kickstart’ Transpennine Route Upgrade
UK: The allocation of £589m to ‘kickstart’ the enhancement of the trans-Pennine main line between Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester was announced by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps on July 23, along with details of a Northern Transport Acceleration Council which is to be formed ...
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