Hope for Liverpool-Manchester railway as Spending Review hailed 'vote of confidence'

Hope for Liverpool-Manchester railway as Spending Review hailed 'vote of confidence'

Steve Rotheram lauds the Chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review as a pivotal moment for Liverpool's transport and growth.

Inside the latest issue of Passenger Transport

Issue 339 of Passenger Transport is published on June 13. Contents include:     LEAD STORY £15bn package is ‘huge vote of confidence’ Chancellor announces £15.6bn of funding for local transport projects in England’s city regions, £2.3bn for other areas and extends £3 bus fare cap   NEWS Bus franchising ‘may not meet expectations’ Louise Cheeseman, former TfL director of buses, warns of lack of expertise while others say public expectation levels…

Does Manchester need a high speed train to Liverpool?

Dear readers — yesterday’s much anticipated spending review included a bona fide showering of cash for the Midlands and North of England. So much so that London mayor Sadiq Khan has complained that the government is levelling down the capital for our benefit. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, said she would be spending £113bn more than her predecessor on things like infrastructure, housing and energy over the next four years. And a sizeable chunk w…