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New Liverpool-Manchester route "not a pipe dream", says former Rail Minister


23/05/2025 in News

Left: Multiple train classes and multiple operators fill the platforms at Manchester Piccadilly, offering a hint as to why lengthening trains can actually reduce services. PAUL BIGLAND

The Liverpool-Manchester Rail partnership is “not a pipe dream”, according to former Rail Minister Huw Merriman, who chairs the project.




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