TRAIN journey times between northern cities, including York, could be slashed under proposals put forward by the boss of the £50 billion HS2 high-speed rail project.
The improvements would cover an east-west section of northern England and would be in addition to the north-of-Birmingham phase two of HS2 which will see a Y-shaped route going to Manchester and Leeds.
HS2 Ltd chairman Sir David Higgins said northern connectivity plans - dubbed “HS3” and backed by Chancellor George Osborne - would be “as important to the north of England as Crossrail is for London”.
Put forward in a report from Sir David, the plans, if carried forward, would mean journey times between Leeds and Manchester could almost be cut in almost half while journeys between Leeds and Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield Meadowhall, York and Birmingham and Nottingham to Birmingham could also be reduced by a half or more, and many more journeys across the country substantially shortened.
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