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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Some good news (for the North):

Keir Starmer has committed £415m of 'new money' to the ongoing electricfcation & improvement of inter-city rail services around the North...

But, as if he admits, this is a £10bn project & so today's announcement is more of a small continuity payment than a massive shift in speed of completion of a project already running a decade late... but at least Rachel Reeves has not actually cut it back (yet).


bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jgjg

BBC NewsSir Keir Starmer reveals £415m boost for North of England railSir Keir Starmer says upgrading rail connections could "massively improve" people's lives.
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John_Loader

@ChrisMayLA6 At the moment £2-2.5 million pounds a mile to electrify ignoring cost of new electric trains.

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John_Loader

@ChrisMayLA6 the Europeans do it for a lot less. The gantries in UK heavily over engineered thanks to the bureaucrats and cheaper third rail is banned as it has been unsafe for over 100 years

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