DfT and TfN ‘at odds over NPR’

The DfT and Transport for the North (TfN) are at odds about the consultation on the Northern Powerhouse Rail project, according to Nexus, the Tyne and Wear PTE.  “Ministers are keen to consult the public on high level options but wish to focus on Manchester to Leeds,”  Nexus officers told the Tyne and Wear sub-committee of the North East Joint Transport Committee. “TfN’s position is that the full network should be consulted upon.” Boris Johnson committed to building a new railway between Manchester and Leeds soon after he became Prime Minister last summer.