Transport for the North (TfN) has set out its business plan for the coming year.

Political and business leaders – all members of 20 Local Transport Authorities and 11 Local Enterprise Partnerships - are meeting at the TfN board meeting in Harrogate this week.

Priorities for the year ahead include “taking forward work to update the North’s Independent Economic Review and the revision of the Strategic Transport Plan”.

The Board will also be given updates from the Rail North Committee on the performance of the train operators and discuss the HS2 Phase 2B Bill currently being considered by Parliament.

Discussions on the Strategic Transport Plan Development, Great British Railways and the Board’s response to the consultation on the legislative framework will also take place.

TfN CEO Martin Tugwell said: “Over recent years TfN has become widely recognised for providing a key evidence base which helps with critical decision-making across a wide range of transport-related issues.

“This has been recognised at a national, regional and local level and is helping inform how the North evolves as we emerge from a period of significant turbulence. We now want to continue to build on this work with our partners unlock the full potential of the North."