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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

Chronicle Live

Cutting rail and bus fares would 'be vote winner at next election' says Burnham

The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor spoke exclusively to the Mirror on the margins of the Transport for the North conference in Newcastle

Daily Mirror

Tories told to 'get on' with HS2 as Labour vows to build high speed rail line in full

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh told the Tories to 'Get on with it, stop wasting taxpayers’ money as she renewed the party's promise to construct the track's eastern leg

Daily Mirror

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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'

Daily Mirror

Rail cancellations and delays 'costing economy of the north £8m a week'

Andy Burnham rips into train bosses and London accused of not caring about the current level of rail disruption here

Manchester Evening News

North's rail network 'unacceptable' as Northern mayors call on PM to treat rail 'chaos' as emergency

Jamie Driscoll and four more Labour mayors from the North were involved in an emergency meeting on Thursday and are calling on the Government to "haul operators to the table" to sort out the current rail "chaos"

Chronicle Live

Anger as Avanti West Coast given six months to 'improve service'

The service was described as "sub-par" by Transport for the North

Liverpool Echo

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Over 3m people in north of England ‘face social exclusion due to poor transport’

Fifth of region’s population prevented from taking part in opportunities and communities around them, research finds

The Guardian - UK

Northern transport decline 'inevitable' without government investment

Transport for the North has called on the government for investment to transform the economy

Liverpool Echo

Transport group outlines new business plan to unlock full potential of the North

The champion of transport improvements across the north of England has published its 2022/23 business plan

Birmingham Post

Steve Rotheram and Northern mayors urge next Prime Minister to meet them to re-think region's cut price rail plan

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss fighting it out to win over Tory members in the North this week

Liverpool Echo

Jamie Driscoll and Northern mayors urge next Prime Minister to meet them on rail plan

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss fighting it out to win over Tory members in the North this week

Chronicle Live

Andy Burnham and Northern mayors urge next Prime Minister to meet them to re-think region's cut price rail plan

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss fighting it out to win over Tory members in the North this week

Manchester Evening News

Plans to create transport network in the south east revealed

It is hoped the network would be partially funded by the Department for Transport and be carbon neutral by 2050.

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Port director calls for second Humber Bridge to handle future freight needs

Flood barrier proposal could provide opportunity to further link North and South Bank quaysides

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Former Conservative Minister appointed to lead Transport for the North

Lord McLoughlin, a former Transport Secretary, said he would lobby for improvements to the Government's rail plan

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