Date: 23/09/2017

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced plans to install a traffic management system on the Transpennine route, creating what would be the UKs first digitally controlled intercity rail corridor. Network Rail is being given up to £5 million to look at the feasibility of implementing digital traffic management between Manchester and Leeds. The money will come out of a £450 million digital railway fund announced in the autumn. Announcing the upgrade proposal, the Department for Transport (DfT) highlighted the use of in-cab signalling systems on the London Underground, Thameslink and the Elizabeth line. Although it promotes the benefits of in-cab signalling, the announcement only specifically references traffic management for the Transpennine route.

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