The Railway Magazine

£7bn transport boost for Regions

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THE Chancellor Rishi Sunak was due to deliver his Autumn Budget just after this issue went to press, but prior to that, £6.9bn was announced for train, tram and other transport projects around the country. Greater Manchester (£1.07bn), the West Midlands (£1.05bn) and West Yorkshire (£830m) were three regions set to benefit most. Liverpool City was allocated £710m; South Yorkshire £570m; the West of England £540m; and Tees Valley £310m. Mr Sunak said: “This transport revolution will help redress the imbalance as we modernise our local transport networks so they are fit for our great cities and those people who live and work in them.” Much of the West Yorkshire money looks set to be spent on a new metro system, possibly trams, with Leeds being described as the largest city in Europe not to have such a network already. Further details were expected in the budget, but other rail-related projects expected to benefit include: next generation tram-trains in Manchester; extending the West Midlands Metro, including the completion of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill line; new and renovated stations in Liverpool and Runcorn; a Supertram renewal project in Sheffield; and upgrading Darlington and Middlesbro­ugh stations.

 ?? ?? Part of the Chancellor’s transport funding could finally see West Yorkshire get its own metro system like this impression.
Part of the Chancellor’s transport funding could finally see West Yorkshire get its own metro system like this impression.

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