The government must avoid a 'missed opportunity' for rail in the North and Midlands, MPs warn.
The £96bn Integrated Rail Plan will help transform services in the Midlands and North, the goverment says
The Transport Select Committee has now called in a report for a full analysis of the plan's wider economic impact.Transport for the North , which advises the Department for Transport , had recommended a new line being built between Liverpool and Leeds.only makes provision for a new line between Warrington in Cheshire and Marsden in West Yorkshire, with upgrades to the existing network planned elsewhere.
"The evidence base for the IRP must be reconsidered in the light of these aims if this once-in-a-generation investment in rail is not to be a missed opportunity," the report said.'Vast sums' had been spent on the Elizabeth Line and other projects in London and the South East, TfN said "London and the south east have seen vast sums spent on HS1, the first phase of HS2, on the new Elizabeth Line, and the Thameslink upgrade.
West Yorkshire's mayor, Tracy Brabin, said they were not "fit for purpose" and would be built "on Victorian infrastructure".West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin previously said the plans were not "fit for purpose"
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