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Major £14bn plan to fix 'broken' rail system in English region: Two new stations, capacity upgrades and electrification to speed up journeys
Former home secretary Lord Blunkett said the proposal 'presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' improve connectivity and ...
Plans to link Bradford to Transpennine Route Upgrade at Huddersfield are welcomed
POLITICAL leaders have urged the government to back a £14bn programme of rail network improvements - including linking ...
Lord Blunkett outlines £14bn Yorkshire rail plan
Yorkshire's Plan for Rail sets out a £14bn investment package calling for increased capacity at Leeds, Sheffield and York ...
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The £14,000,000,000 plan to fix the north’s ‘broken’ rail network
Yorkshire’s Plan for Rail, tabled by Lord Blunkett, calls for increased capacity at Leeds, Sheffield and York stations, a new through-station for Bradford and a mainline station at Rotherham.
How the Government has the opportunity to recognise Yorkshire’s potential - Henri Murison
Boris Johnson came to Yorkshire and cancelled HS2 to Sheffield, Leeds and the North East of England (who relied on the ...
Lord Blunkett backs £14 billion Yorkshire rail plan as ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to fix ‘broken’ system
A £14 billion plan to fix Yorkshire's "broken" rail system "presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" improve connectivity ...
Blunkett outlines ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ plan to fix railways in Yorkshire
The plan is being launched by Lord Blunkett in Leeds on Friday alongside West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, South Yorkshire ...
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New direct train could link UK’s cutest seaside town to northern city for first time
The new route would allow travellers to get from one end of the country to the other without switching at King’s Cross or Victoria stations in London. Each train would have capacity for 300 ...