Northern Powerhouse Rail

Council shelves schemes in order to fund new station

Council says the schemes may return, but its focus is funding a project of "national importance".

The Leamside Line's reopening is set to progress as part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail initiative.

The town has not had intercity rail links since the 1980s but could be getting a new station.

Transport special as mayor answers questions on trains, trams, tunnels, buses and roads.

Views differ on the government plan for a new Birmingham-to-Manchester line, Kaleigh Watterson says.

Sir Keir Starmer says the North should have rail services "just as good as the South and other places in the country".

Dr Allison Gardner and other Staffordshire MPs say people across the county face uncertainty.

The scheme will be delivered in phases, starting with upgrades to lines between Leeds, York, Bradford and Sheffield.

Faisal Islam says the Labour argues the difference in its plans this time is that the planning has come first.

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