Lancashire’s politicians are lining up with wishlists of the rail schemes that they would like to see funded with the cash that will be saved from the cancellation of the HS2 link to Manchester.
The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made the widely expected announcement during his keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference. However, he pledged to spend “every single penny” of the £36bn windfall that will be created by the culling of the high-speed project on “hundreds” of other transport improvements across the country - including in the North of England.
“I’ve been making the case for Midge Hall to reopen for years and will now continue making the case that this is where this funding needs to go. “I will also be removing the buffers at Ormskirk to allow direct trains to Liverpool and reinstating the Burscough Curve to allow direct services between Southport and Preston, without having to change at Wigan.
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