Failure to publish rail plans leaves half the country in limbo, government advisor warns

By Tom Lowe2021-06-23T11:01:00

Spending plans for regional rail links were due to be made public in February

The government’s continued delays in publishing it’s long-term plan for railway development across England is “worrying”, a government advisor has admitted.

Maria Machancoses, chief executive of Midlands rail advisory body Midlands Connect, said the failure to publish the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) for the North and Midlands was leaving “half the country in limbo”.

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