A new rail board to strengthen connectivity between Liverpool and Manchester could be established come May
With little more than a week to go until voters go to the polls to choose the Metro Mayor for the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram has pledged alongside Andy Burnham to create a new public-private Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board that could further increase rail capacity between the two city regions.
In a letter to Mr Rotheram and Cllr Liam Robinson, leader of Liverpool Council, Huw Merriman MP, confirmed unpalatable options would no longer be considered, opening up the possibility of improved infrastructure to increase capacity. Mr Merriman wrote: “I am committed to continuing to work with yourselves and other local leaders toward identifying the best solutions for this corridor.
“Our two regions were railway pioneers and we’ve already shown in the Liverpool City Region how publicly-run transport delivers a much better service for passengers and taxpayers alike. We’ll continue that proud tradition by working to establish a new publicly operated Liverpool-Manchester link, putting Labour values at the heart of our railways.”
Mr Burnham said: “Steve has fought hard to get that sub-standard, shoddy option off the table. If we’re both re-elected we’ll quickly convene the Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board to move at pace to deliver this.
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