Northern Powerhouse Rail

Rishi Sunak's Network North plans are full of old plans which were shelved by the Government, MPs have been told. Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Network North full of rail projects that have 'not been developed'

Rail minister Huw Merriman and the leader of Rochdale Council, Susan Hinchcliffe

New station for Bradford can be 'King's Cross of the North', rail minister says

Picture by Bruce Rollinson

Northern Powerhouse Rail: 'Huge relief' as key stretch of rail network is saved

Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street speaks to the media about HS2 during the Conservative Party annual conference. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Lack of timeline for NPR sums up shambolic approach to transport - The YP says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak decided to scrap the northern leg of HS2 earlier this month due to concerns over rising costs

Northern Powerhouse Rail: PM urged to make 'clear commitment' after HS2 U-turn

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Rishis Sunak admitted that there were examples of "where it feels that Northern Ireland is not part of the Union" and that the protocol had "unbalanced" the Good Friday Agreement that helped end the Troubles. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Killing HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail in favour of so-called towns plan is a ...

'George Osborne’s rationale is that a section of HS2 south of Manchester would also form part of the HS3 line, and that building HS3 without it would add £15bn to its cost.' PIC: PA

Why Northern Powerhouse Rail should be the priority now - David Behrens

Tory titan Lord Heseltine alongside George Osborne has lashed out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over an anticipated scrapping of HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Tory Titan Lord Heseltine lashes out at Rishi Sunak over great train robbery tha...

Rail Minister Huw Merriman says the Government is reviewing plans for NPR so that it can find “a better option for Bradford”. PIC: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images

Why Northern Powerhouse Rail needs to deliver for Bradford - The YP says

The Bradford Children’s Trust, which took over the service from Bradford Council in April, is in the process of putting together a business plan that will detail how much money it will need to turn around the beleaguered service.

Northern Powerhouse Rail: Government looking at ‘better option for Bradford’

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

HS2 wasn’t just about speed but also about capacity - Yorkshire Post Letters

An image of an early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

HS2 farce highlights the Government’s indecisiveness - The YP says

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

HS2: Long-awaited study looking at ‘most effective way' to run trains to Leeds

'George Osborne rightly, in my view, claims “new infrastructure opens up new economic activities that couldn’t be imagined at the time”.' PIC: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Government is making a mistake sidelining Northern Powerhouse Rail - YP Letters

Northern will be hit by strike action again.

TransPennine puts passengers through another pathetic spectacle - The Yorkshire ...

Work could soon start on developing the Southern Gateway Station in Bradford city centre

Plans to create new 'Southern Gateway' train station in Bradford announced

Manchester bound commuters at Slaithwaite Railway Station. Slaithwaite has become "the commuter town you can't commute from" as a result of mass train cancellations in recent months. Picture Bruce Rollinson

Rail services in North in "appalling state", warns top infrastructure boss

York University Vice Chancellor Charlie Jeffery has recently been appointed as the chair of the N8 Research Partnership group of Northern universities. PIC: James Hardisty.

The case for full Northern Powerhouse Rail is stronger than ever - The YP says

York University Vice Chancellor Charlie Jeffery, who has recently been appointed as the chair of the N8 Research Partnership group of Northern universities.
Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

Reverse 'short-sighted' refusal to build full NPR line, say uni boss

Jason McCartney says there needs to be greater awareness about the challenges of building HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail

Honesty needed over HS2 and NPR 'nightmare' disruption, Tory MP says
Honesty is needed from politicians of all parties about the potential for mass disruption to Yorkshire communities from delivering HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, Tory MP Jason McCartney has said.

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

Chopping and changing HS2 risks Britain falling behind - Henri Murison

The Colne Valley Viaduct will carry the High Speed 2 railway over the Colne Valley Regional Park, in Hillingdon, west London. PIC: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

We need to press ahead with HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail - The YP says

Minister Huw Merriman officially launching the west London spoil conveyor at HS2's Old Oak Common site

New Bradford station is 'incredibly high priority', minister says

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Sean Royce is CEO of East Yorkshire-based rural broadband provider Quickline Communications. PIC: Sean Spencer/Hull News & Pictures Ltd

Refocus broadband investment on rural areas to level up the country - Sean Royce

A Northern Rail train.

Trains cancelled because unions didn’t go on strike? - David Behrens

Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire, said: “The current state of our train services is just another example of what decades of underfunding and underinvestment have done to the transport network across the north.” PIC: Gerard Binks

Calls for full NPR show strength of feelings on transport - The YP says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to level up the country. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Government U-Turn on NPR would be disastrous - Tracy Brabin & Susan Hinchliffe

Ben Staniforth

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Northern Powerhouse Rail promises to transform the North's outdated rail network

Government told cutting Northern Powerhouse Rail would be 'short term thinking'

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, says abandoning Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) would be a betrayal of the North. PIC: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Why a betrayal on NPR won't be forgiven - The Yorkshire Post says
The former Chancellor George Osborne is right to say that abandoning Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) would be a betrayal of the North.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (centre), alongside the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt (centre right), holds his first Cabinet meeting in Downing street. Picture date: Wednesday October 26, 2022.

Axing Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 would be false economy - The YP says

Rishi Sunak is being urged to deliver HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail in full. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

Major Yorkshire firms urge Sunak to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2

Levelling up set to be kept safe as the Chancellor eyes spendings cuts

Rishi Sunak is only the second ever Conservative PM to represent a Northern seat. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak must commit to delivering levelling up - Zoë Billingham

Prime Minister Liz Truss has promised passengers she will ensure Northern Powerhouse Rail is built "in full"

Northern Powerhouse Rail funding cut would be ‘another kick in the teeth’

Liz Truss promised to build NPR in full during her leadership campaign. PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Region shouldn't have to pay with NPR cut - The YP says

Screen grab of Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (left) and Prime Minister Liz Truss listen to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves' response the Chancellor's statement in the House of Commons, London. Picture date: Monday October 17, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Tory. Photo credit should read: House of Commons/PA Wire

Northern Powerhouse Rail under threat from cuts, Hunt suggests

Prime Minister Liz Truss has committed to building NPR "in full"

PM says Northern Powerhouse Rail services will stop at new Bradford station

Liz Truss appears to have agreed to Transport for the North’s original plans for a £43bn NPR network, which deliver high-speed lines running between Liverpool to Leeds, via Manchester and Bradford

Northern Powerhouse Rail: Government vows to 'accelerate' project

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 26: Louise Haigh, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport addresses delegates during the Labour Party Annual Conference on September 26, 2022 in Liverpool, England The Labour Party hold their annual conference in Liverpool this year. Issues on the agenda are the cost of living crisis, including a call for a reinforced windfall tax, proportional representation and action on the climate crisis. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Labour to renationalise the railways and build Elizabeth Line for the North

An artist's impression of what the new White Rose Station might look like.

All the Yorkshire transport projects to be 'accelerated' in growth plan

Liz Truss promised to revert back to the original plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail, during a recent visit to Leeds

Liz Truss urged to build Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘in full’

'One of the biggest issues facing the North of England remains the need to address the decades of underinvestment in our transport system.'

Transport for the North will continue to champion the region - Martin Tugwell

The next Prime Minister must deliver on promises made to the region, says Tracy Brabin, mayor of West Yorkshire.

Time for next Prime Minister to deliver on NPR promises - Tracy Brabin

The former Chancellor is widely believed to have been behind the scaling-back of plans for what was a flagship transport project last year.

Sunak refuses to commit to Northern Powerhouse Rail plans if he reaches No 10

The Government has been urged to reconsider plans for HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail

Government urged to rethink changes to HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail

Grant Shapps on a past visit to Leeds.

Grant Shapps insults Yorkshire's intelligence with fake news claim - YP Letters

HS2 must run all the way to Leeds

Reform of Britain's railways has to start with restoring HS2 - The YP says

Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, Acting Chair Councillor Louise Gittins Cheshire West and Chester and Martin Tugwell Chief Executive Transport for the North attend a meeting of the Transport for the North Board at the Queens Hotel in Leeds

Northern transport body risk becoming 'glorified' consultants after ‘power grab’

Transport for the North board members West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Mayor of South Yorkshire Dan Jarvis, outside Leeds Railway Station

Northern transport body loses dozens of workers after Government 'power grab'

This was an artist's impression of a proposed new passenmger terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Leeds Bradford Airport decision is vote of no confidence – The YP says

Levelling Up Minister Michael Gove.

Scrapping airport terminal plan leaves Yorkshire a backwater - Mark Casci

Transport for the North board members Mayor West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, Mayor of North of Tyne Jamie Driscoll, Acting Chair Councillor Louise Gittins Cheshire West and Chester, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram and Mayor of South Yorkshire Dan Jarvis outside Leeds Station in November

Funding handed to Northern transport experts for rail project reduced by £75m

Patrick McLoughlin is the new chairman of Transport for the North. Picture: Tony Johnson

Land taxes plan to pay for high-speed rail should be explored, says McLoughlin

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has determined next year's funding settlement for Transport for the North, which is set to lead to redundancies.

Redundancies likely at Transport for the North as Shapps demands 'efficiencies'

New Transport for the North chair Patrick McLoughlin will speak to MPs tomorrow.

McLoughlin and Burnham to share Integrated Rail Plan criticisms with MPs

Boris Johnson is being urged to rethink plans to downgrade HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail.

U-turn on Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 is urged by industry bosses

Tory grandee Lord McLoughlin is the new chair of Transport for the North.

Now will Grant Shapps acknowledge North rail betrayal? – The Yorkshire Post says