Government urged to review scaled back northern rail investments

By Daniel Gayne2022-07-28T07:02:00

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Transport committee wants to see cost-benefit analysis on trimmed back Integrated Rail Plan

MPs have urged the government to take another look at its plans for a “once-in-a-generation” investment in rail services if it wants to level up the north.

Transport Committee’s report on the £96bn Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) for the North and Midlands says the wider economic benefits to northern cities of alternative options have not been properly tested.

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