Transport for the North’s Board Members set out key priorities to boost economic growth in the North and make progress towards levelling up.

Transport for the North (TfN) has called 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 made 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.