Northern leaders set out plans to 'decide and deliver' transport strategy

Northern leaders set out plans to 'decide and deliver' transport strategy

A conference in Leeds is hearing today how the region's leaders have been putting together plans for a 'new north', but they are warning that their ambitions will need more cash – and more powers devolved from Westminster. Transport for the North chief executive Martin Tugwell will tell his audience in Leeds that local leaders are best placed to make the plans a reality, creating opportunities for people and businesses. He wants the region's leaders to have the power to 'decide and deliver', providing an inclusive and sustainable North and a long-term funding settlement, which will put rail passengers first by leading the transport strategy. He says: 'There is a prize of building a New North up for grabs, but it requires both investment to create transformational change, and the devolution of powers to those best placed to use them.'

Northern Line extension to Battersea opens

London gained two new Underground stations this morning, when trains on the Northern Line Charing Cross branch started running between Kennington and Battersea Power Station via Nine Elms. The extension was funded by developers who are working on regenerating the Battersea area. Construction of the 3km line had been under way since 2015, and its estimated total cost is £1.1 billion.

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