There is widespread agreement that rail needs to improve to help bridge the north south divide. The refranchising of Northern Rail and TransPennine Express is key in this. An important stage has now been reached with the Department for Transport … Read more › “Stepping Stones to a re-balanced Britain”
The Public accounts Committee calls for a 30-year strategic plan in its critique of HS2, and we agree with them, but suspect that in 30 years’ time, we’ll still all be waiting. DfT has done well to get rail… Read more › “The PAC tells us only part of the story”
Greengauge 21 has published a report: Economic Growth and Social Benefit potential from Modernisation of rail services in North Wales. The report was commissioned by Denbighshire County Council on behalf of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board, Mersey Dee … Read more › “Economic and Social Benefits of Rail Investment for North Wales”
Antony Oliver from Infrastructure Intelligence speaks to HS2 commercial director Beth West about how investment in high speed rail projects across the world is now seen as a proven catalyst for urban and regional regeneration, and how the UK will … Read more › “Why HS2 must be the catalyst for economic growth”
