Welcome
Transport for the North (TfN) is the first Sub-national Transport Body in England, formed to transform the transport system across our region and drive economic growth and prosperity for our people and businesses. We are tasked by government to provide advice on investment priorities for the region that will realise this ambition.
As a partnership, we bring together the North’s local transport authorities and business leaders together with delivery partners, like Network Rail and National Highways, and work closely with government. We work with our partners to support and enable delivery of the North’s Strategic Transport Plan ambitions to drive sustainable and inclusive growth.
Our Strategic Transport Plan (STP) sets out the long-term investment priorities for the North, establishing a shared vision where modern transport connections underpin greater opportunities and an excellent quality of life.
We are focused on delivering outcomes that are place-based and which must have the user at the heart of our approach.
Everything we do is focused on adding strategic value on a pan-regional scale to help ensure funding and strategy decisions about transport in the North are evidence-based. They need to be informed by local knowledge and the requirements of the communities across all parts of our region.
The year ahead will see us build on the foundations we have created as a regional centre of excellence for strategic transport planning. Our operating model moving forward will focus on us being:
- A centre of technical excellence for the North
- A sourced of trusted information
- A strategic thought leader and champion of strategic transport
- An enabler of accelerated delivery
- A trusted collaborator
We remain committed to working as a co-sponsor for Northern Powerhouse Rail, a transformational rail network for the North, and developing on our ambitious Decarbonisation and Freight and Logistics strategies.
Not only will a career at TfN provide you with professional challenges, it will also give you the opportunity to be part of an organisation that is shaping the future and thereby making a difference to individuals and businesses right across the North.
If you have the experience, passion and commitment to drive our shared vision of a thriving economic region we look forward to hearing from you.
Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive of Transport for the North