New Manchester Liverpool rail line plan announced

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region unveiled an ambitious plan to revolutionise rail links between the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester. Launching the newly formed Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board, the civic leaders laid out their preferred options for a major upgrade to rail infrastructure linking the North Wests two largest city-regions. Plans include investment in Liverpool city station and a new modern underground station at Manchester Piccadilly. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) said a new, high-speed rail line would run throu...