Radical transport plans announced for the Tees Valley include spending millions on road and rail links as well as a tram service in five town centres.
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen announced the vision for travel across the patch[1] which also include …
Town centre trams, rail devolution and infrastructure for driverless cars are among a raft of radical plans aimed at “revolutionising” travel across the Tees Valley.
A programme of 26 transport proposals could be on the cards for Teesside, Hartlepool a…
Ben Houchen didn’t waste much time with “Happy New Year”s. He was straight out of the box on 2 January with his re-election campaign, armed with an imaginary stash of £1 billion from the HS2 cancellation and a dizzying array of infrastructure press rel…
It emerged before Christmas that major changes to railway timetables are expected to come into force in December 2024 that have infuriated North East leaders.
The shake-up would see more and faster trains running between Newcastle and London – but at t…
It emerged before Christmas that major changes to railway timetables are expected to come into force in December 2024 that have infuriated North East leaders.
The shake-up would see more and faster trains running between Newcastle and London – but at t…
A Northumberland MP has called on the Government to put a stop to “disastrous” plans that could slash the number of trains stopping in the county.
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A Northumberland MP has called for the Government to put a stop to “disastrous” plans that could slash the number of trains stopping in the county.
It emerged before Christmas[1] that major changes to railway timetables are expected to come into force …
Several trains have been cancelled or delayed after a person was hit by a train between York and Northallerton.
It was confirmed by LNER[1] today (Jan 10) that many trains using the line between York[2] and Northallerton[3] have been cancelled or dela…
Ben Houchen launches re-election campaign (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)Ben Houchen has launched his re-election campaign by pledging to build a new hospital in Teesside.The Tees Valley Mayor made his first pledge by addressing an assembly of business owners i…
Work would be undertaken to examine the viability of a tunnel link under the River Tees for motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and freight. The ambitious idea has been floated by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen with plans for the study being considered by …
Calls to finally build the new link from the A66 northwards have finally been answered.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has been looking at potential routes for the road and the ways in which they might be affected by developments in Darlingt…
Office for Rail and Road data looks at the number of people entering and exiting every train station across Great Britain.
Its figures show Watford Junction station had 5.5 million entries and exits in the year to March 2023.
The next busiest station i…
A Nottinghamshire village railway station is no longer the UK’s least-used after passenger numbers increased slightly.[1]
Elton and Orston station, near Bottesford, had 56 people starting or ending their journeys between April 2022 and March 2023.
This…
Elton and Orston station, one of the UK’s least used (Credit: Roger Geach)
By Jamie Waller, Local Democracy Reporter
A quiet Nottinghamshire railway station is no longer the UK’s least-used after passenger numbers increased slightly.
Elton and Orston…