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Labour to unveil new Birmingham-Manchester rail link

New Birmingham-Manchester rail link to be proposed

The government is set to announce its intention to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, the BBC understands.

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New Manchester to Birmingham rail link planned - but it’s not HS2

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New Manchester Airport station planned as part of northern rail revamp

Rachel Reeves, Northern Powerhouse Rail

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Labour races to begin £45bn Northern rail upgrade before election

Labour is preparing a £45bn upgrade of railways in the North as it races to boost growth and secure support ahead of the next election.

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Rachel Reeves to unveil £45bn railway upgrade in northern England

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Yorkshire's railways set for huge investment as Rachel Reeves unveils £45 billion Northern Powerhouse Rail vision

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New Birmingham-Manchester rail line planned by Government

The Government has announced its intention to build a new railway line between Birmingham and Manchester.

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Why the Northern Powerhouse Rail plan will really go ahead this time

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£45bn northern rail upgrade puts York at heart of major new network - reaction

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Ministers to announce new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester

The decision caused outcry in the north of England and left the chronically congested West Coast Mainline with no alternative plan to solve its capacity crisis.

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Reeves vows rail plan will go ahead, despite cynicism

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'Superb news' for Bradford as Government backs Northern Powerhouse Rail 'to the hilt'

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Rachel Reeves on the Northern Powerhouse Rail

Rachel Reeves answers questions on the Northern Powerhouse Rail. Plans have been confirmed for a new rail link between Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds. The scheme is known as Northern Powerhouse Rail, but there are still unanswered questions over the exact route, and the funding for an underground station at Piccadilly.

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Rail sector welcomes Northern Powerhouse Rail ambition but calls for more clarity

UK: Stakeholders from across the rail sector have welcomed the government's committment to developing the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme and prposals for a new line between Birmingham and Manchester,