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Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract?

Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve

Manchester Evening News

HS2 rail link to Manchester 'safe' - but with a 20-year wait

'They know it would be politically and economically disastrous for them to scrap it'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

Braving the snowed-out streets PLUS parking woes AND Oldham Coliseum

Manchester Evening News

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Controversial Rimrose Valley dual carriageway plans set back years

Campaigners have called on the government to "scrap these dinosaur projects"

Liverpool Echo

Betrayal of the North as HS2 delayed yet AGAIN by Tories in 'staggering failure'

Section of controversial high speed train project is put on the back-burner as Government blames increased costs but Labour says the North is paying the price for Tory incompetence

Daily Mirror

Government warned of being 'penny wise, pound foolish' after announcing HS2 delay for the North

Construction north of Birmingham will be put on hold for two years

Manchester Evening News

HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced the move on Thursday.

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HS2 high-speed trains may not reach Euston until around 2040

Transport Secretary Mark Harper promises to ‘prioritise’ first stage between Birmingham and new station at Old Oak Common

Evening Standard

Construction of HS2's link line to Manchester delayed by two years

Labour said the Phase 2a delay meant the North was again having to 'pay the price' for Government failures.

Manchester Evening News

HS2 route to be delayed by TWO years in Tory betrayal of northern voters

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said the Government will delay building the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 by two years. Labour said: 'The North is yet again being asked to pay the price for staggering Conservative failure'

Daily Mirror

Government confirms further HS2 delays in bid to cut costs

Construction of the line between Birmingham and Crewe will be delayed by two years

The Independent UK

HS2 construction delays expected in bid to cut costs

Delays expected to hit sections from Birmingham and Crew, and Crewe and Manchester

The Independent UK

Manchester HS2 links set to be DELAYED in bid to save money

The Manchester to Crewe connection will face a set back as part of a cost-cutting strategy

Manchester Evening News

HS2 construction delay to save money 'potentially a real body blow for the UK's economic recovery'

The delays could mainly impact the railway between Birmingham and Crewe, and between Crewe and Manchester

Birmingham Post

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Transport secretary tight-lipped on dualling of the A1 in Northumberland

A decision has been promised in September

Chronicle Live

North East promised transport 'revolution' as anger mounts over train and bus chaos

Labour's North of Tyne mayor and the shadow transport secretary pledged major upgrades, including the reopening of the Leamside Line, at a transport summit in Newcastle

Manchester Evening News

Transport Secretary has 'frank conversation' with boss of TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express cancelled 1,781 services over the last four-week reporting period according to official data

Chronicle Live

Northumberland Line delay blamed on unexploded bomb and archaeological dig

Transport secretary Mark Harper visited the site of one of the new stations on Monday

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The Independent UK

Transport Secretary has ‘frank conversation’ with boss of struggling train firm

TransPennine Express passengers have suffered from widespread delays and cancellations over the past year.

Wales Online

Government confirms reopening date for historic railway line lost in 1960s

The return of passenger services reverse cuts made following the Beeching report decades ago

The Independent UK

Northumberland Line that closed in 1960s to reopen in summer 2024

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced that regular train services will return between Newcastle and Ashington next year.

Daily Mirror

Britain's broken train and bus systems 'costing the North dear', Tories told

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will promise to 'spark a northern renaissance' by reversing the Tories' betrayal on Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 and vow to 'turn the page on a decade of decline'

Manchester Evening News

HS2 could be delayed further, project boss says, but 'confidence' over Manchester route remaining

'I think it all sounds eminently sensible and I think the challenge is that this isn’t unique to HS2.'

Evening Standard

London’s ‘tap and go’ ticketing system to be rolled out across south east England

Transport Secretary Mark Harper says the new system will be “hassle free”

Liverpool Echo

More trains cancelled as Transport Secretary pulls out of Liverpool transport summit

Shadow transport secretary bemoans state of trains in the north as hundreds head to city for key conference

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