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WYCA fears for future of £2.9bn Transpennine railway upgrade

Andrew Forster
08 November 2019
 

Politicians in the north of England are growing nervous that a Conservative Government may jettison the Transpennine rail upgrade project and concentrate solely on the longer-term Northern Powerhouse Rail programme, which includes a new line between Manchester and Leeds.  

The Transpennine upgrade (TRU) would improve the railway between Manchester and York via Huddersfield (LTT 29 Mar). Appearing before the House of Commons transport committee last month, transport secretary Grant Shapps...

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