Written Question
Friday 26th June 2020
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the progress on the delivery of the Transpennine Rail upgrade.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
The programme is rapidly progressing into its detailed design phase with early construction enabling activities happening in parallel. Peak construction is expected around 2023/2024 with final completion in the late 2020s.
Written Question
Friday 26th June 2020
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Transpennine Rail upgrade project will commence.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
Upgrades have already been delivered at Micklefield, we are upgrading the Calder Valley route to provide an essential alternative route during the works, and Network Rail is currently consulting on upgrades between Huddersfield and Ravensthorpe to ensure our focus is on better journeys for passengers.
Written Question
Friday 26th June 2020
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what route the upgraded Transpennine Rail will take.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
TRU will bring significant improvements to the existing East-West rail link across the North, from York to Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield.
Written Question
Friday 26th June 2020
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of budget required for the Transpennine rail upgrade.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a multi-billion pound programme and the Government's biggest single investment in upgrading the country's railway in the next five years. TRU has developed an Outline Business Case that has been going through approval processes this month. Further announcements on the budget will be made as soon as that process completes.
Written Question
Friday 26th June 2020
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefits of the Transpennine Rail Upgrade to passengers and commuters.
Answered by Andrew Stephenson
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a vital step towards transforming rail connectivity across the north, delivering more seats, faster journeys, a more reliable service for commuters and visible improvements to several stations along the route.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Airport Expansion
"I very much welcome the Government’s commitment to levelling up our transport infrastructure across the country. Having given HS2 the green light, does the Minister agree with me that we now need to crack on with Northern Powerhouse Rail and the TransPennine rail upgrade going through my local town of …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 30 Jan 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"T5. When the Secretary of State meets the Prime Minister and the Chancellor later to discuss HS2, will he stress that it is of course all about capacity, but also that it is not either/or, because as well as HS2, we need the TransPennine upgrade, Northern Powerhouse Rail, a direct …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jan 2020
Flybe
"Flybe flies from Leeds Bradford airport in West Yorkshire to the likes of Newquay, Southampton and Belfast. Passengers have very little alternative until we see major investment in regional and cross-country rail. Does the Minister agree that until that happens, we need to keep investing in our regional infrastructure, and …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2017
High Speed 2: Yorkshire
"What needs to happen to get the Meadowhall option back on the table? That is on the Huddersfield-Penistone-Sheffield line that goes through my constituency, so it has the added benefit of connectivity to Huddersfield and the surrounding towns...."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Dec 2016
Rail Infrastructure (Train Operating Companies)
"We would all welcome more integrated teams working on behalf of passengers on our railways. Will the Secretary of State explain how this will work for my local passengers on the trans-Pennine route, bearing in mind that the Northern franchise runs out in 2025 and the TransPennine Express franchise runs …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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