Rail passengers can heap pressure on train operators to improve service reliability by ensuring delay compensation worth millions of pounds does not go unclaimed, according to an independent watchdog.
It's a vision at the heart of the long-term plan to better connect the 15 million people living in northern England and help bridge the long-standing transport and wealth divide with more prosperous London.
An ambitious plan to introduce London-style "pay-as-you-go" travel across the North of England is at risk of failure because of a lack of support from the region's major bus companies, The Yorkshire Post can reveal.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has urged train companies and Network Rail "be careful to avoid" closing major routes on busy weekends after being questioned in the Commons over the closure of the East Coast Main Line over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
The head of a major review of Britain's railways has called for the Government to step back and release control over vital decisions so that northern leaders and communities can have more of a say on how their services are run.
School pupils in Leeds have suggested that Pacers could be used as a soft play area for children on the autistic spectrum as a contest was officially launched to find new uses for the much-maligned train carriages.
A new 'world class' rail research centre is to be created in Yorkshire, it has been confirmed, aimed at developing cutting-edge transport technologies with a global reach.
