Our Board is made up of a mix of representatives from the public and private sectors, Rail North authorities from outside of the Transport for the North area and our delivery partners, with Lord Patrick McLoughlin as Chair.

We hold regular meetings which are open to the public. Find details of our Board, Scrutiny, Audit, and Rail North Committee meetings.

With his wealth of political experience spanning over 30 years, including his time as Secretary of State for Transport, Lord McLoughlin's role at Transport for the North (TfN) is to Chair the TfN Board as well as TfN's Partnership Board.

From here you’ll be able to watch meetings of the Transport for the North Board live, as well as watching back archived meetings after they’ve been broadcast. Take a look to the right hand side of this page – where you’ll find our upcoming and recent meetings.

The evidence base assembled by Transport for the North (TfN) in support of its Strategic Transport Plan (STP) sets out the scale of the opportunity that exists across the North but also the challenges our communities and businesses face.

CHAIR: Emma Brockway, Houston.

Transport for the North (TfN) is the first statutory sub-national transport body in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 2018 to make the case for strategic transport improvements across the North of England .

Dec 9, 2024 · She expressed the hope that that the new Secretary of State will soon attend a TfN Board meeting. 5.6 Mayor Brabin sought assurance that the outcomes of TfN are aligned with the Mayoral Growth Plans.

Transport for the North (TfN) is today calling on the government for transport investment that will help transform the North of England’s economy and lay the foundations for sustainable future growth.

Nov 30, 2021 · In a strongly-worded letter to government, Transport for the North (TfN) board members express their “disappointment and dismay at the inadequacy of the IRP”. As previously reported, the long-awaited IRP included cutbacks to both the High Speed 2 (HS2) network and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR).