£39billion plan to transform northern England's rail network
Mar 04, 2019
3 minutes
By Ben Jones
TOM MCATEE
THE region’s ‘single biggest transport intervention since the Industrial Revolution’ is the bold ambition unveiled in Transport for the North’s (TfN) plans to develop the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network over the next 20 years.
TfN’s board, which includes representatives of the various city regions, local and regional authorities, business leaders and transport bodies from across the north of England, agreed on February 7 to submit the plan to central Government for approval.
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