Six towns and cities have made the shortlist to have the headquarters of the new body that will run the UK’s railways.
Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle and York have been shortlisted from an original 42 towns and cities that applied for the role. A public vote will now help determine which of the areas is chosen for the role that would bring hundreds of jobs and a unique opportunity to have a greater say in the future of the railways.
Newcastle’s bid used the city’s role as the area that gave birth to the railways almost 200 years ago, with the Stephenson Quarter – where the Robert Stephenson & Co. Locomotive Works was established in 1823 as the first manufacturing facility of its kind in the world – one of the possible locations, while York has also highlighted its key role in the development of the rail network..
