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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Neil Lancefield

New Liverpool-Manchester railway line proposed

A new railway line between Liverpool and Manchester that would “punch well above its weight” has been proposed by regional leaders.

Mayors Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham, alongside former rail minister Huw Merriman, are urging the Government to support the plans.

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