Rail Express

INTEGRATED RAIL PLAN IN BRIEF

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■ Investment: £96bn (including £42bn already allocated)

■ Loss: HS2 eastern leg (East Midlands Parkway to Leeds) shelved ■ Loss: Some Northern Powerhouse Rail routes scaled back

■ Gain: 110 miles of high speed line, including Warrington-Marsden ■ Gain: Full electrific­ation of MML to Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield ■ Gain: Route improvemen­ts to ECML, including 140mph running

■ Gain: New West Yorkshire Metro light rail network, centred on Leeds

■ Delivery: 2030ish to mid-2040s

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