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  1. #Rail #RailNetworks #Railway #HS2 #UK #England #NorthernPowerhouseRail
    #NorthernPowerhouse #KeirStarmer #Transport #Liverpool #Manchester
    Well there’s a surprise. The £55bn (possibly up to £80bn?) spent on HS2 in the south will always get priority. It might be an idea for Northern England to merge with Scotland, designate Edinburgh as its new capital city, then push for Scottish independence from the Watford Gap upwards.

    Northern Powerhouse Rail plans delayed again bbc.com/news/articles/ckge9403

  2. “Mayors in the north of England are meeting to demand the government “get a grip” on appalling rail services, with TransPennine Express on track to cancel more than 20,000 trains this year.

    The operator has so far cancelled about a quarter of services in 2023.”

    Tracy Brabin said there was frequent overcrowding on services that do run, and “health and safety issues – the staff are incredibly concerned”.

    theguardian.com/business/2023/

    #Railways #NorthernPowerhouse #ToryFailure #Nationalise