Mayors launch group to study improved Birmingham – Manchester rail links

Birmingham New Street new signals with Avanti West Coast train in background (Photo Network Rail)

UK: West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and his Greater Manchester counterpart Andy Burnham have convened a private sector group to look at options to improve rail connections between the Midlands and the north of England.

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