'Infrastructure in years, not decades' urges Transport for the North chief

摘要

Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 would create a rail revolution for the North, according to Transport for the North Chief Executive Barry White. In an open letter published on November 4, he said of NPR and HS2: "Delivered together, in lock-step, they would amount to a rail revolution for the One North economy we set out to achieve in 2015 - one our communities have waited for patiently." White claimed that the need for investment is clear: "It's evidenced in the daily slog of today's rail passengers. Timetabling conundrums, packed trains, passengers left on platforms - a congested network buckling under the strain of its own success. One struggling to cope today, let alone equipped to serve the predicted four-fold increase in passengers between now and 2050."