Northern Powerhouse Rail

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Tracy Brabin will be one of five Labour mayors to meet in Leeds to call on the Government not to cut HS2 further.

Mayors meeting in Leeds to urge Sunak to stay on track with HS2

Mayor Tracy Brabin called for more investment from central government, (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

West Yorkshire Mayor calls on PM to bring back Northern Powerhouse Rail plans

The Conservative Party leadership candidate told reporters in Leeds that she knows “how poor the transport is” in the city. Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire.

Liz Truss "completely committed" to Northern Powerhouse Rail

Full financial backing to the long proposed redevelopment of Leeds station was among a host of recommendations made by the committee. Picture: Simon Hulme.

Government urged to rethink HS2 rollout and back Leeds station redevelopment

Making the announcement, the Government said it would provide “£3bn of new funding to level up buses across England towards London standards.” Picture: Bruce Rollinson.

Anger as leaked document suggests West Yorkshire bus funding cut

Here’s what Leeds gets instead, and what this is likely to mean for the city and the wider region.

What will Leeds actually get from transport plans?

West Yorkshire Combined Authority officers have serious concerns about how the changes will impact on Leeds Station, which already has capacity issues. Picture: Bruce Rollinson

West Yorkshire leaders to challenge Government rail plan

The decision announced by government last week to scrap the Leeds leg of the HS2 has been welcomed by the local Liberal Democrats group. Picture: Andrew Fox/Getty Images.

Senior Leeds councillor welcomes scrapping of HS2 Eastern leg

Grant Shapps at Conservative Party conference in Manchester (PA)

Yorkshire mayors join forces with others across north calling on Grant Shapps to...

Florence - the largest ever tunnel boring machine used on a UK rail project - is unveiled at the HS2 site in West Hyde near Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Picture date: Thursday May 13, 2021. PA Photo. Named after nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, The 558ft (170m) long contraption will dig a 10-mile (16km) tunnel under the Chiltern Hills, starting from a site in Buckinghamshire near the M25 motorway. Pic: PA

'I want high speed rail in Yorkshire years before HS2's current goal of 2040'

Tim Wood, Northern Powerhouse Rail Director at Transport for the North

Don't cut us out of your high speed rail plans, northern leaders urge Ministers

Minister Grant Shapps has told Transport for the North to hold off on submitting the business plan for Northern Powerhouse Rail until after the Government has published its report setting out how the scheme will link up with HS2 and other major infrastructure projects. Pic: PA

Fears for Northern Powerhouse Rail as Grant Shapps orders delay to business case

Does Leeds need another station?

Transport series: Why does Leeds City Centre only have one rail station?

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. Pic: PA

Grant Shapps 'determined' to link up North but 'we only have one pot of money'

Transport for the North Northern Powerhouse Rail Director, Tim Wood. Photo: TfN

Raft of new lines and rail upgrades recommended to Government

Leeds station is one of the busiest in the country.

These are the rail schemes the North wants while it's waiting for HS2 to arrive

Tim Wood, Northern Powerhouse Rail director at Transport for the North. Pic: James Hardisty

'Start of Northern Powerhouse Rail work is years, not decades away'

Transport for the North wrote to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps earlier this week to set out 13 priorities. Picture: James Hardisty

"Revitalised North" is fundamental to Covid-19 recovery says DfT

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps at Leeds City Station earlier this year. Picture: Tony Johnson

Northern leaders call for transport investment in letter to Grant Shapps

HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson. Photo: PA

HS2 minister to meet with leaders in the North over rail plans

Will HS2 be good for Yorkshire?

HS2 just one part of the solution to reviving North’s railways: Barry White

Chancellor Rishi Sunak at Leeds station. Pic: PA

High speed rail beyond Leeds and Manchester must be fully developed, says Sunak

Greater Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham

Underground high speed rail station in Manchester would cost £10bn, says report

New HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson

Government's HS2 Minister says project 'needs to regain public trust'