A high-speed Northern UK can drive a high-speed recovery
No wires and maybe no emissions either. Class example 66534 with an intermodal train approaching Eastleigh (WikiCommons /Murgatroyd49) source: Wiki Commons
Speed, capacity and connectivity issues are all holding back the economic fortunes of the North of England. The North is still in the slow lane for rail-based interconnectivity, said Tim Wood, the Northern Powerhouse rail director at the Transport for the North (TfN) at its annual conference.
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