Issue - meetings

Resolved:

(i)              That the draft Rail Vision document be approved.

(ii)             That the draft Rail Vision document to be considered by the Combined Authority for public engagement as part of the wider Connectivity Plan suite of documents be endorsed.

The Committee considered a report that set out the draft rail vision for consideration.

It was noted that the vision was dependent upon investment from Government, in the form of Northern Powerhouse Rail, Transpennine Route Upgrade, the electrification of the Calder Valley Line and HS2.

Concerns around the possible long term impacts of the pandemic on rail usage. The Rail vision document sets out how the railway can better serve the region both in the short term recovery from the pandemic and in the longer term as well.  

Members asked the need to make rail stations pleasant and an attractive passenger experience and whether the Combined Authority had made any representations to Network Rail regarding the TRU and Mirfield station. Members noted that strong representations had been made to Network Rail and the Department for Transport that all stations on the line in West Yorkshire meet a modern standard.

Resolved:

(i)              That the draft Rail Vision document be approved.

(ii)             That the draft Rail Vision document to be considered by the Combined Authority for public engagement as part of the wider Connectivity Plan suite of documents be endorsed.