Rail News – Early November 2024

 Investment in public transport and more regional control over money have both been promised to Yorkshire in today’s Budget.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government will increase the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements, which are funding projects such as the renewal of Sheffield’s Supertram system and continued development of a West Yorkshire Mass Transit network.

She said the Government will pump over £35bn into economic infrastructure in 2025‑26, helping to secure the delivery of projects including The TransPennine Route Upgrade between York and Manchester, via Leeds and Huddersfield.

This project is intended to transform northern rail connectivity and lay the ground for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/2131133-yorkshire-promised-public-transport-cash-and-greater-control-over-its-own-funding?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Yorkshire_31st_Oct_2024_Daily

Following government approval, construction on the £261m West Midlands Metro tram network in the Black Country will begin soon.

The extension will run from Flood Street in Dudley to the Merry Hill shopping centre, with work expected to start in January.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) board is set to finalise the project next week.

https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2091956-261m-metro-extension-in-the-black-country-approved?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WestMidlands_11th_Nov_2024_Daily