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Government scraps £3bn HS2 link

By 2022-06-08T06:00:00

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Goldborne Link between Crewe and Manchester abandoned following doubts over value for money

Plans for a £3bn stretch of railway which would have connected the Crewe to Manchester part of HS2 to the west coast mainline are to be scrapped by the government.

HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson confirmed the 13-mile stretch would be removed from the High-Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill after second reading.

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