MPs call on government to revisit Integrated Rail Plan

Transport Committee wants benefits of Northern Powerhouse Rail options investigated

Mark Moran

27 July 2022

The Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands

Transport committee chair Huw Merriman

Transport for the North CEO Martin Tugwell

A thorough reassessment of the government’s Integrated Rail Plan is essential to ensure investment in rail does not become a missed opportunity to address regional imbalances, says the House of Commons Transport Committee.

A report by the MPs, The Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, says that alternative options which could transform stations and city centres in key Northern cities have not been properly tested. Leaving out key elements of analysis of the wider economic...