Government boosts funding for rail upgrades by £401m

By Jordan Marshall2021-05-26T05:00:00

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Investment worth £317m will go to electrifying the Transpennine route in net zero push

The government has announced £401m of plans to upgrade railway infrastructure across the Midlands and north of England.

A bulk of the cash, £317m, will go to upgrading the Transpennine route in order to boost punctuality, reliability and connectivity for passengers between York, Leeds and Manchester.

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