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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Simon Calder

Leeds, Bradford and other key British cities could miss out on rail revolution

Simon Calder

The government is in danger of letting down the people of the north of England with its proposed cuts to rail investment, the Transport Select Committee has said.

In a wide-ranging report, The Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands, MPs on the all-party committee accuse ministers of underserving passengers with cuts to proposed trans-Pennine and HS2 lines – as well as promising unachievable journey times.

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