Train passengers travelling to the North West from the East Midlands have been warned of three weeks of disruption to services during work to replace a bridge. It means there will be no direct EMR ...

A map shows where the new rail link would run between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly (click to zoom) (Picture: Liverpool-Manchester Railway Board) ...

One issue now being discussed is the rail freight terminal a stone’s throw from Old Trafford, just behind the Stretford End, which links to the train line connecting Liverpool to Manchester.

The remaining $14.5 billion of savings will fund a high-speed rail line linking Liverpool to Manchester that was scrapped in 2021 by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.