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2019 start to Transpennine upgrade

RAIL

16 March 2018
 

A £3bn rolling programme of improvements to the Transpennine rail route between Manchester and Leeds/York should commence next spring, transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced. 

“Network Rail has already begun detailed designs, and provided us with options for the Transpennine route upgrade to meet the objectives we’ve set out – for journey times, capacity and reliability,” said Grayling. 

“That – in turn – has given us an...

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