Improved capacity and connectivity fuels Midlands Engine Rail plan

摘要

AS development on High Speed 2 (HS2) steps up with the issuance of the formal notice to proceed with detailed design and construction last month, plans are under development to make best use of the new level of service, speed and capacity that the high-speed network will bring. The £3.5bn Midlands Engine Rail initiative, comprising seven projects, is a programme of improvements designed to deliver a step-change in rail connectivity across central England, spanning from Herefordshire in the west to Lincolnshire in the east.