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23/06/2014
High-Speed Rail Link Needed To Boost Northern England
Chancellor George Osborne has announced government plans for a high-speed rail link in the north of England to help re-balance the UK economy.
Mr Osborne said a new high-speed railway would create "a northern powerhouse" in a project called by the government as the "most important investment in the north for a century".
The chancellor said: "We need to think big. We need an ambitious plan to make the cities and towns here in this northern belt radically more connected from east to west – to create the equivalent of travelling around a single global city.
"As well as fixing the roads, that means considering a new high-speed rail link. Today I want us to start thinking about whether to build a new high-speed rail connection east-west from Manchester to Leeds. Based on the existing rail route, but speeded up with new tunnels and infrastructure. A third high speed railway for Britain."
The announcement included no timescales or potential funding options.
(CVS/CD)
Mr Osborne said a new high-speed railway would create "a northern powerhouse" in a project called by the government as the "most important investment in the north for a century".
The chancellor said: "We need to think big. We need an ambitious plan to make the cities and towns here in this northern belt radically more connected from east to west – to create the equivalent of travelling around a single global city.
"As well as fixing the roads, that means considering a new high-speed rail link. Today I want us to start thinking about whether to build a new high-speed rail connection east-west from Manchester to Leeds. Based on the existing rail route, but speeded up with new tunnels and infrastructure. A third high speed railway for Britain."
The announcement included no timescales or potential funding options.
(CVS/CD)
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