England's Economic Heartland transport body

EEHs response to Spending Review. EEH Chair, Cllr @lizleffman, said “Today’s Spending Review provides further evidence of the Government’s commitment to the EEH region, including East West Rail."

youtu.be/2i37R0YTZVw?si… A central part of maximising East West Rail is the ‘digital corridor’. This video from our colleagues at England’s Connected Heartland, brilliantly explains what’s going on… all in less than a minute.

The opportunity East West Rail presents is about so much more than new train services on 80-odd miles of track. Find out more about work being done to maximise East West Rail for our wider transport system, economy, environment, society and places: englandseconomicheartland.com/our-work/maxim…

Great story on BBC on opportunity for hourly services between Oxford, Swindon, Bath and Bristol - an improvement strongly supported by EEH. You can read our advocacy brochure on our website. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The Chancellor has outlined plans for the 'Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor'. You can read our full response: englandseconomicheartland.com/news/important…

EEH Chair @lizleffman welcomes @Heidi_Labour to new role as new Secretary of State for Transport. Cllr Leffman said with her constituency in Swindon, it is exciting to have a transport secretary who is based in the EEH region. Read more here: tinyurl.com/42uzv674

EEH responds as Chancellor commits to East West Rail in Autumn Budget englandseconomicheartland.com/news/eeh-chair…

Our Rail Main Line Priorities Study provides a comprehensive baseline of rail post-covid, considering not just the network itself, but the quality of door-to-door connectivity and interchange. It then highlights nine ‘packages for investment’. See englandseconomicheartland.com/news/a-clear-s…

Great morning at today’s EEH Bus Symposium in Northampton. Attended by local leaders, DfT, operators and experts. Included this video message from bus minister Simon Lightwood and a really insightful presentation and QA with DfT director of buses and inclusion Stephen Fidler.

The What, the Where and the Why Published today, our 'Connecting Economies' brochures highlight key transport interventions along a number of corridors in our region, alongside the economic rationale for investment. Check them out: englandseconomicheartland.com/our-work/conne…

EEH MD @GreenNaomiK joined a panel including @NikJohnsonCA and @DanielZeichner at a fringe event in Liverpool this morning to make the case for regional priorities Ely Junction and East West Rail. Not a spare copy of our new Ely brochure left! Read it: englandseconomicheartland.com/news/mps-urge-…

🛤️ Big news for the future of rail! 🛤️ 'Open Ely and open all the world' is the message from Nik Johnson, MPs and peers on the East of England All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) as they urge Government to back Ely and Haughley rail upgrades.

This comes as @transporteast and @EconomicHeart released an updated report of the advantages that these improvements and the overwhelming support the schemes have received from across the country.

MPs @EastEnglandAPPG have written to Government urging progress on Ely and Haughley junctions and sharing EEH and @transporteast updated report, Keeping Trade on Track ➡️Improving performance railways ➡️Decarbonising transport ➡️Growth across regions 👀shorturl.at/Sgpjs

Our submission to Treasury ahead of the Budget/ Spending Review included our Board's immediate priorities in the region: - East West Rail in full - Ely and Haughley junctions - Bus and MRT funding Full story: englandseconomicheartland.com/news/spending-…

We look forward to working with and contributing to the APPG going forwards especially making the case for enhancements to Ely Junction.

A great start to the week in #Peterborough On the back of national announcements from @LouHaigh , Secretary of State Transport we welcomed her to the city to discuss our ambitions for our local bus network #TigerPass #TigerNetwork gov.uk/government/new…

Don't miss out ⏰ Applications for @CPCatapult's Local Authority Transport Decarbonisation Accelerator Programme close soon 🚍

"We welcome importance government placing on bus...Flexibility of approach will be crucial... Government must learn lessons of the past, including the uneven bus service improvement plan funding, and avoid creating a two-tier system..." EEH response to the laying of the Bus Bill