The government has committed to “a reassessment of the evidence for better connecting Bradford and the case for a new station” as part of its study on bringing High Speed 2 (HS2) services to Leeds.
The promise comes as part of its response to the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into the…
Bradford Council will be working with the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) to develop plans for a new through station in the city centre, potentially where the scrapped local Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) station was meant to be built.
The aim of Northern Powerhouse Rail was to connect key cities in the…
The Yorkshire Highway Alliance is on the hunt for contractors for its £360M major works contractor framework, which is for highways and transportation works worth over £7M.
The tender is being conducted by Leeds City Council on the behalf of the Yorkshire Highway Alliance, which also features City of Bradford Metropolitan…
Newly appointed rail and HS2 minister Huw Merriman has said he wants to focus on signing off projects and that he is committed to looking at solutions for Bradford’s rail connectivity.
Speaking at the Railway Industry Association (RIA) conference, his first public appearance since being appointed to the ministerial role, Merriman…
Northern leaders have reacted furiously to claims prime minister Rishi Sunak is likely to revoke the promises for a full Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) promised by his predecessor Liz Truss.
One month ago the former prime minister promised a new 200km fully electrified line from Liverpool to Hull with a stop…
Newly-appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt has rowed back on prime minister Liz Truss’ promise to build Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) in full, saying that spending reductions on important projects are a possibility due to the “severity of the situation”.
In 2014, NPR was promised as a new high-speed line connecting major cities…
Connecting Bradford to the revived Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) line across the North will require a new through station in the city centre, according to experts.
With the publication of the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) last November, the government scaled back on the previously promised NPR high-speed line and removed any…
Prime minister Liz Truss has confirmed that she intends to build Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) as a fully electrified line from Liverpool to Hull, including a stop in Bradford.
In 2014, NPR was promised as a new high-speed line connecting major cities across the north of England, but with the release…
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has submitted a highly critical analysis of the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) to the parlimentary inquiry looking into the Department for Transport (DfT) strategy.
In an eight-page submission, the ICE describes the DfT's rail stategy as unclear and lacking in ambition. The Transport Committee, a…
Of all the losers from the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), Bradford is arguably the biggest.
A study by Be The Best Communications, published a week before the IRP, found that it is Britain’s worst connected city. It was hoped that the IRP would detail multiple upgrades that would rectify this situation,…
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