Our latest report published sets out the need to accelerate plans for a northern transport revolution, and proposes incremental rail improvements to help kick-start the North’s economy back into action.
REVISITING HIGH SPEED NORTH argues that … Read more › “Revisiting High Speed North”
We welcome Ashfield District Council’s plan to seek a more detailed set of proposals on the re-opening and upgrading a freight-only line which would allow passenger trains to run between Kirkby-in-Ashfield via Pinxton and Selston to Langley Mill and Ilkeston, … Read more › “Connecting Mansfield and Kirby-in-Ashfield directly to HS2’s station at Toton”
In a recent article in Transport Times – Director of Midlands Connect Maria Machancoses calls upon the UK’s regions to unite behind HS2 and ensure the project becomes a reality in its entirety – all the way to Manchester and … Read more › “Questioning HS2? Remember to ask why…”
This month the High-speed rail international benchmarking study dated November 2016 was released. The findings come from an independent PwC investigation commissioned by former chancellor George Osborne in 2014. The review was finished in 2016 but its publication was delayed … Read more › “Report calls for a national rail/high-speed rail plan”
