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Plans for a high-speed "HS3" rail link in the north of England have moved a step closer after a report by the boss of the HS2 scheme, Sir David Higgins.
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Monday, 27 October 2014
BBC News
- 'HS3' backed for north of EnglandPlans for a high-speed "HS3" rail link in the north of England have moved a step closer after a report by the boss of the HS2 scheme, Sir David Higgins.
Department for Transport
- Accessibility improvements at Leighton Buzzard station are close to completion.Transport Minister Baroness Kramer was in Bedfordshire today (24 October 2014) to inspect the progress of much needed works to improve accessibility at Leighton Buzzard station.
- PM and Chancellor give green light to develop HS3The rail link is part of a radical plan to improve transport in the north: the proposals will be key in creating a northern powerhouse.
Financial Times
- HS2 hailed ‘catalyst’ for northern growthSir David Higgins, the project’s chairman, has given a boost to calls for HS3 and a super-city
The Guardian
- Pennines tunnel key to HS3 plans for the northMinisters back HS2 chiefs radical overhaul of service with claims that cuts in east-to-west journey times are a necessityPlans for high-speed rail links beneath the Pennines are to be developed after the government backed proposals from HS2s chairman to radically reduce journey times between Manchester, Leeds and cities across the north.David Higginss review of the second phase of HS2 endorsed the two planned routes joining the first London-Birmingham line to Manchester and Leeds, but stressed that urgent additional work was needed to forge transformational connections from west to east. Conti...
The Herald
- PM backs HS3 plans to cut journey timesDAVID Cameron and George Osborne have welcomed a report which suggests journey times between northern English cities could be slashed under proposals put forward yesterday by the boss of the £50billion HS2 high-speed rail project.
- Rail-journey times 'could be halved'DAVID Cameron and George Osborne have welcomed a report which suggests journey times between northern English cities could be slashed under proposals put forward yesterday by the boss of the £50 billion HS2 high-speed rail project.
The Independent
- Manchester to Leeds in half an hour: HS3 rail plan is ready to depart Train journey times between the north of England’s biggest cities would be halved under plans published on Monday for new high-speed rail services across the Pennines.
Mail Online
- Ministers give the go-ahead for THIRD high speed rail link: And we don't even know what HS2 will cost us yet! The government has green-lit the project saying it will part of a 'long-term economic plan for the north', despite protestations over the cost of HS2 - thought to be around £50billion.
The Mirror
- Leeds to Manchester in 26 minutes as new HS3 train service to halve journey timesPlans for new high speed rail line will see journey times in northern cities halved - but is it worth the £50b?
Manchester Evening News
- 'HS3' plan would cut journey times between Manchester and Leeds by halfRail chiefs have finally outlined plans for the so-called High Speed 3 scheme linking Manchester with Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull.
Metro
- Manchester to Leeds in just 35 minutes as part of ‘HS3′ planTrain journey times between northern English cities could be reduced by half in the next stage of the high-speed rail project, a report has revealed.
Sheffield Star
- Breaking: New HS3 rail link to connect north and slash Sheffield journey timesA multi-billion high speed rail link to connect northern cities - slashing journey times between Sheffield and Leeds by up to half - has been unveiled.
- Sheffield Council leader - HS3 rail plans focus on ‘speed not economy’Sheffield Council leader Julie Dore has said the HS3 rail link plans focus on ‘speed and not economic growth’.
The York Press
- Train journey times between northern cities could be slashed TRAIN journey times between northern cities, including York, could be slashed under proposals put forward by the boss of the £50 billion HS2 high-speed rail project.
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Overhaul planned for Leeds train station in plans for new high-speed rail linkLEEDS railway station is set to be completely re-modelled under plans to create a new high-speed rail line reducing journey times between the biggest cities in the north of England.
Yorkshire Post
- Big benefits for North in high-speed rail revolutionToday this Government takes the next step in our long-term economic plan for the North: giving the go-ahead to plans that will bring the high speed rail revolution to Yorkshire, writes David Cameron.
Other Regional Press
- Commuters may be offered half price fares if they move to Ebbsfleet garden city says Michael Cassidy, development corporation chairman-designateHalf price rail fares could be used to entice commuters to move to a new garden city in Kent, according to the man set to get construction happening.
- New tracks would mean better service regardless of HS2 plans say campaignersNeed for more work on existing lines say rail campaigners
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