Government announces £3.9bn cash injection for Transpennine Route Upgrade

By Tom Lowe2023-12-06T10:19:00

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Extra tracks and digital signalling work to get underway following latest tranche of funding

The government has announced a £3.9bn funding boost for the project to upgrade the notoriously slow railway between Manchester and York.

Two of the largest projects on the Transpennine Route Upgrade will move from design to construction following the latest cash injection for the improvements, which are estimated to have an overall cost of £11.5bn.

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