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| Thousands sign petition for more transport cash for north of England | Thousands sign petition for more transport cash for north of England |
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| More than 29,000 people back petition that comes after transport secretary Chris Grayling ditched rail electrification plans | |
| Frances Perraudin North of England reporter | |
| Sun 30 Jul 2017 14.38 BST | |
| Last modified on Mon 27 Nov 2017 19.17 GMT | |
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| More than 29,000 people have signed a petition calling for more investment in transport in the north of England, after rail electrification plans across the country were scrapped. | More than 29,000 people have signed a petition calling for more investment in transport in the north of England, after rail electrification plans across the country were scrapped. |
| Chris Grayling gave his backing last week to Crossrail 2, a £30bn railway that will tunnel under London, days after ditching a scheme to electrify some train lines in Wales, the Midlands and the north. | Chris Grayling gave his backing last week to Crossrail 2, a £30bn railway that will tunnel under London, days after ditching a scheme to electrify some train lines in Wales, the Midlands and the north. |
| His suggestion that full electrification may be too complicated raised further doubts over the proposed modernisation of the TransPennine route between Manchester and Leeds, a project seen as critical to the “northern powerhouse”. | His suggestion that full electrification may be too complicated raised further doubts over the proposed modernisation of the TransPennine route between Manchester and Leeds, a project seen as critical to the “northern powerhouse”. |
| The petition, set up by the thinktank IPPR North and the campaign group 38 Degrees, calls on the transport secretary to give his immediate backing to HS3, a high-speed railway line from east to west across northern England, connecting Liverpool with Hull. | The petition, set up by the thinktank IPPR North and the campaign group 38 Degrees, calls on the transport secretary to give his immediate backing to HS3, a high-speed railway line from east to west across northern England, connecting Liverpool with Hull. |
| It also asks the government to make an immediate commitment to at least £59bn of “catch-up cash” for the north over the coming decade, and urges the Transport for the North body be given the same powers as Transport for London to raise private finance. | It also asks the government to make an immediate commitment to at least £59bn of “catch-up cash” for the north over the coming decade, and urges the Transport for the North body be given the same powers as Transport for London to raise private finance. |
| Ed Cox, the director of IPPR North, said the number of signatures laid bare “the real anger in the north” at recent announcements. | Ed Cox, the director of IPPR North, said the number of signatures laid bare “the real anger in the north” at recent announcements. |
| “The Department for Transport just isn’t listening,” he said. “Its response has been to patronise northern commuters up in arms as mouthy troublemakers who need a good lecture on London’s special transport needs.” | “The Department for Transport just isn’t listening,” he said. “Its response has been to patronise northern commuters up in arms as mouthy troublemakers who need a good lecture on London’s special transport needs.” |
| Announcing that plans to modernise the line from Cardiff to Swansea, the Midland mainline and tracks in the Lake District were being dropped, Grayling said passengers would no longer have to put up with “disruptive electrification works” and “intrusive wires and masts”. | Announcing that plans to modernise the line from Cardiff to Swansea, the Midland mainline and tracks in the Lake District were being dropped, Grayling said passengers would no longer have to put up with “disruptive electrification works” and “intrusive wires and masts”. |
| He said new trains on those lines would be bi-mode – fitted with diesel engines so they can run on electrified and non-electrified sections of track. | He said new trains on those lines would be bi-mode – fitted with diesel engines so they can run on electrified and non-electrified sections of track. |
| Analysis from IPPR North suggests the north would have had £59bn more in public funding over the past decade if it had received the same amount per person for infrastructure as London. | Analysis from IPPR North suggests the north would have had £59bn more in public funding over the past decade if it had received the same amount per person for infrastructure as London. |
| It said public spending in the past 10 years was on average £282 per head in the north, compared with the national average of £345 per head, and £680 per head in London. | It said public spending in the past 10 years was on average £282 per head in the north, compared with the national average of £345 per head, and £680 per head in London. |
| The Infrastructure Commission last month named Crossrail 2 and HS3 as the projects of the greatest national importance that urgently needed to get under way. | The Infrastructure Commission last month named Crossrail 2 and HS3 as the projects of the greatest national importance that urgently needed to get under way. |
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