🗣 'To take the wrong decision now would consign the North of England to travel chaos and misery for generations to come'
AdvertisementHere, we had to make do with the promise of a £100 million study into how to run fast trains between Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford. One year on, we’re yet to see any terms of reference for the study, let alone a plan. Not only are we living with uncertainty and the loss of investment this causes, but we have to make do and suffer because of inadequate infrastructure.
Northern Powerhouse Rail via Bradford could boost our regional economy by £30bn. A new Bradford station would also unlock regeneration opportunities in the adjacent Southern Gateway, with the potential to deliver 18,000 new homes and deliver 130,000 jobs. It would also bring benefits to the rest of the Calder Valley line, especially if the whole route from Leeds to Halifax and beyond was electrified.
While the Chancellor says that savings must be found, that shouldn’t mean ending investment in infrastructure. A commitment now to large projects will bring growth, private investment and jobs in these difficult times – a line that one of Jeremy Hunt’s predecessors used when justifying the construction of Crossrail.
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