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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Neil Lancefield

Government accused of ‘misleading’ public over HS2 alternative

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The Government has been accused of “misleading” the public after an apparent pledge to reopen a railway line was dropped 24 hours later.

Documents published on Wednesday revealed that the Leamside Line in Northumberland would be reopened using money saved by axing HS2 north of Birmingham, the Northern Echo reported.

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