Government urged to publish multibillion-pound rail investment plan for the North Date published: 03 June 2021
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Mayor Andy Burnham says we need urgent progress on plans for HS2-NPR stations at Piccadilly (pictured) and Manchester Airport to be fully integrated with our local transport network
The North’s leaders have called on the government to urgently publish a long-term plan for the region’s railways, to give essential certainty on investment and delivery of major projects.
Through Transport for the North (TfN), the region’s political and business leaders say the government must publish the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) for the North and Midlands as soon as possible to avoid delays to delivery of schemes including Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 in the North.
This is the north s plan for rail improvements for the rest of the century
Transport for the north has submitted its final preferred routs for Northern Powerhouse Rail
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Plans to build a new railway station in Golborne are set to be considered (Image: Manchester Evening News)
Northern leaders have agreed a final blueprint for rail improvements that they say will define the region s economic future for the rest of the century .
Transport for the north has formally written to the government with its official plan for much-needed rail investment over the coming decades, including the full vision for both Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2.
THE North’s leaders have agreed a final preferred route for Northern Powerhouse Rail and called on the Government to be ambitious when publishing its rail investment plan for the region. Transport for the North has formally written to Government with its official plan for badly-needed rail investment over the coming decades, which could create more than 70,000 new jobs in the North. Leaders agree that now is not the time to scale back on ambition and say Government should commit to the full, transformational vision for both Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2. They say both will define the North’s economic future for the rest of this century, boosting jobs and growth.
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