Super-PTE (north)

[FrozenPoints]

This is going to be some crap crowdsourcing.

But I was reading Philip Hammond's announcement on Northern and TPE franchises extensions and he made reference to the consultation of a greater northern PTE.

Now, I've read that on here before - but I thought it was just us having a fantasy idea.

Clearly not.

Does anyone have a link or know where the first announcement from govt. came from?

And what area of the north would be affected i.e. Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Yorkshire. Or anywhere where there is a PTE.

Would Lancashire be affected?

Thanks in advance.

 

[John @ home]

I was reading Philip Hammond's announcement on Northern and TPE franchises extensions and he made reference to the consultation of a greater northern PTE.

I don't think he did.

It seems to me that the relevant paragraph is

I have concluded an agreement with First Keolis TransPennine Express (TPE) which extends the current franchise. The extension incorporates the flexibility to terminate the franchise between April 2014 and March 2015. This flexibility could allow the start dates for the new Northern and TransPennine franchises to be aligned in April 2014, by also exercising the short extension provision in the current Northern franchise. Having both existing franchises end at the same date could allow for these franchises to be combined, or split in different ways. I will be considering the optimal configuration and intend to seek views on the optimum structure from local interested parties. The timescales outlined above will allow for proper consultation and consideration of the possibilities of a radical restructuring in the Northern/TPE area.

See Hammond Statement In Full.