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Government announces £401m rail funding boost
A £401 million government funding boost promises rail services in the North of England and the Midlands with
The
Department for Transport (DfT) said £317 million would be invested in the Transpennine Route Upgrade to improve “punctuality, reliability and connectivity” for passengers travelling between York, Leeds and Manchester.
A further £69 million of funding would go towards increasing freight capacity between the Port of Southampton and the Midlands.
Rail reforms ‘will make train journeys cheaper and more punctual’
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Flexible tickets, which will offer savings on certain routes for people who travel to work two or three times a week, will be at least “20% cheaper” than current monthly tickets, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told a House of Commons committee.
The
Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said an extended focus was now required in the coming months to ensure improvements are fully delivered for passengers and freight.
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In May 2020, the ORR found Network Rail had identified the main causes of poor performance and had started to develop remedial action plans but lacked delivery timescales.
HS2 will go all the way to Leeds despite ‘mounting costs’
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the
HS2 rail project will go all the way to Leeds after
fears over mounting costs had prompted speculation over the full scheme going ahead.