National Audit Office report
Northern Powerhouse Rail delivery doubts
A new report from the National Audit Office has raised fresh questions about the delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail. The NAO, an independent public body…
FRIDAY FREIGHT PATH
Rail Revolution claims UK Government
The current UK Government has made a habit of embarrassing about-turns on policy, but this week the left-wing first-term Labour Party reached new heights of…
Northern Powerhouse Rail
UK Freight lobby seeks NPR assurances
The UK representative body, the Rail Freight Group (RFG) , has raised the issue of freight in the UK government announcements for developments in the…
Andy Burnham's concerns
Manchester Mayor questions Warrington Interchange
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has publicly raised serious concerns over plans for a major new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) near Warrington. The new facility,…
Northern Powerhouse Rail signals uncertainty for Keir Starmer
Freight in the North fraught for British Prime Minister
The future of rail freight in the North of England should be a top priority for the government. That proposal hasn’t been raised at the…
UK government update to Integrated Rail Plan receives cautious welcome
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) North has expressed a qualified welcome to the government’s response to the Transport Select Committee report on the 2021 Integrated…
All we want for Christmas is…clarity on the UK Integrated Rail Plan
The railway industry in the UK is still asking for clarity on the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands. It is just over…
Rail freight critical to North of England economy says new report
A new report for Transport for the North reveals that the regional freight and logistics sector could be worth more than thirty billion pounds to…
UK rail projects dodge the axe in Autumn Statement
This month’s UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered a long and detailed budget last week. Although dubbed an “Autumn Statement”, the epic two-hour delivery found no…
Fears UK Northern Powerhouse Rail will be axed … again
Off. On. Off. Northern Powerhouse Rail, the proposal to build a dedicated high-speed line to connect major cities in the north of England, is once…
Will the UK Integrated Rail Plan be delivered?
Questions have been asked about the UK Government’s intentions to deliver the wide-ranging projects in the Integrated Rail Plan for the North. The recently published…
UK plans for northern ports gauge clearance
UK’s government has announced its Integrated Rail Plan. According the RailFreight Group, which represent the industry int he UK, there are some positive notes. Mostly, it…