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09/09/2022

Call For Govt To Invest In Transport

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Transport for the North (TfN) is calling on the government for transport investment that will help transform the North of England's economy and lay the foundations for sustainable future growth.

The TfN Board has written to the new Prime Minister setting out the North’s urgent and immediate priorities.

TfN is making the case that the North not only needs major projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 to be completed in full, but also local and regional improvements to the existing congested rail network to unlock freight and passenger capacity.

From holding rail fares at 2022 prices, to a £2 cap on bus fares, to additional financial support for train operating companies (TOCs), to urgent recruitment and training of drivers, to seeing Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) accelerated and constructed in full, Lord McLoughlin, Chair of Transport for the North has written to the Prime Minister setting out the short and medium term measures that would provide the foundation for a strong economic recovery in the North.
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According to TfN the following actions are essential and could be delivered immediately alongside wider measures to protect households and businesses this winter:

• The government could confirm that rail fares will remain at current levels and not rise in line with current levels of inflation. It could also introduce a £2 cap on bus fares (bringing other authorities into line with measures implemented in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire).

• Providing additional financial support for train operating companies (TOCs) and further extending recovery funding to support bus services in local communities for a further six months (to September 2023).

• Given the current impacts of critical driver shortages on services, there is an urgent need to recruit and train drivers to strengthen the resilience of rail operations. We advocate developing a driver training academy, building on proposals by Northern Trains Limited.

In a letter to the new Prime Minister, Lord McLoughlin, Chair of Transport for the North said: "Millions of people across the North rely entirely on public transport and are at real risk of further disadvantage.

"In recent months, the North has led the recovery of rail patronage and accepted tough compromises to service patterns to keep our transport networks operational. Without further support, a further decline in confidence and sense of managed decline feels inevitable and cannot be allowed to occur.

"We welcomed your strong commitment to seeing Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) constructed in full, as you set out in Leeds. We have developed clear and agreed plans for the network, costed at £43bn, including our preferences for a mix of new lines and major upgrades as a network spanning from Liverpool in the west to Hull in the east, and from Newcastle in the north to Sheffield in the south."

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