Spending Review: Colossal £25bn for HS2 eclipses other transport pledges Transport and infrastructure HS2’s colossal funding package eclipses all other railway investment pledges that Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her Spending Review. Reeves pledged £3.5bn investment into the Transpennine route upgrade and £2.5bn for East-West rail as part of the Spending Review. The Chancellor also set out plans to “take forward” the UK’s ambitions for Northern Powerhouse Rail, [...]
King’s Speech: Labour outlines plan to nationalise rail operators rail King Charles said the new government would improve the railways by establishing Great British Railways and bringing rail operators into public ownership.