The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b) and (2A) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) that he has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make with modifications the Network Rail (Tinsley Chord) Order.

The Order was applied for by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, 1 Eversholt Street, London NW1 2DN. It will authorise, the construction and operation of a 170 metre length of track at Tinsley, South Yorkshire connecting the Sheffield Supertram system with Network Rail’s Sheffield to Rotherham railway.

The Secretary of State has, under section 14(1)(a) of the Act, given notice of his determination by way of a decision letter dated 12 November 2015, copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Zone 1/14-18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. That letter gives the reasons for the determination and the considerations upon which it is based; information about the public participation process; and information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the determination and the procedures for doing so.

Martin Woods, Head of the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Zone 1/14-18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR