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Today we have announced the launch of Network North, a new approach to transport in this country.

As a result of the decision to scrap the extension of HS2, every region will now receive investment in the modes of transport that matter to you most.

Heres how this change will help to transform your local area.

North West?

• Nearly 4 billion to ensure all six Northern city regions more than double their City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements to improve connectivity in their areas, which could pay for schemes such as the extension of the Manchester Metrolink to Heywood, Bolton, Wigan and Manchester Airport and bus rapid transit corridors in Manchester.??
• A brand new 2.5 billion fund to transform local transport in 14 rural counties, smaller cities, and towns. This new money could pay for new stations, further electrification, bus corridors and new integrated public transport networks.
• The Energy Coast Line between Carlisle, Workington and Barrow will be upgraded, improving capacity and journey times, enabling trains every 30 minutes between Carlisle, Workington, and Whitehaven.
• 100 million will be shared across the North and Midlands to support the development and roll-out of London-style contactless and smart ticketing, supporting seamless travel by enabling contactless or smartcard payment.?
• 3.3 billion long-term road resurfacing fund for North alone will combat the potholes causing misery for drivers
• More than 500 million in funding will be provided for two major road schemes around Manchester, including a new link road between the M62 and the M60, Manchesters ring road and the busiest freight route outside the M25. ??
• 300 million to ensure the delivery of 9 smaller road schemes, including the A582 South Ribble Distributor, Kendal Northern Access Route, and the Wigan East-West Route.??
• The popular 2 bus fare will also be extended until the end of December 2024 instead of rising to 2.50 as planned. This will mean passengers on a bus journey from Lancaster to Kendal will save 12.50 every time they travel.?
• A 700 million bus funding package in the North will also see more buses and more frequent routes, including a new service to Royal Blackburn Hospital, doubling the service between Northwich and Chester and more buses to industrial estates and business parks.?
• 1.5 billion for Greater Manchester from the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) 2 budget, and around 900 million additional funding funded from HS2 an unprecedented investment in local transport networks and more than double their allocation under the previous programme.?
• Liverpool City Region will also receive c.1 billion from the CRSTS 2 budget, plus a further 600 million on top funded from HS2, more than double their allocation under the last round.??

North East?

• Nearly 4 billion to ensure all six Northern city regions more than double their City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements to improve connectivity in their areas, benefiting millions of people living in the towns and suburbs around Newcastle and Teesside, funding new roads in the Tees Valley.??
• Funding to dual a section of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham.??
• 460 million package to ensure the delivery of 21 smaller road schemes across the North, including the Blyth Relief Road.?
• Communities in the North East will be reconnected by the reopening of stations closed under the 1960s Beeching reforms, including a new station at Ferryhill, Co Durham. ?
• 100 million will be shared across the North and Midlands to support the development and rollout of London-style contactless and smart ticketing, supporting seamless travel by enabling contactless or smartcard payment.?
• A 3.3 billion long-term road resurfacing fund for the North alone will combat the potholes causing misery for drivers in the region.???
• 700 million bus funding package in the North will see more buses and more frequent routes, with more buses to industrial estates and business parks.??
• The North East will receive around 1.2 billion from the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) 2 budget, plus a further 0.7 billion on top funded from HS2. That is more than triple their allocation under CRSTS 1 (c 1.8bn vs. c.0.6bn).?This money could part fund the reopening of the Leamside Line.
• Tees Valley also will receive c.0.6bn from the CRSTS 2 budget, plus a further c.0.4bn on top funded from HS2. That is more than triple their allocation under CRSTS 1 (c.1.0bn vs. c.0.3bn).?

Yorkshire & Humber?

• A fully funded 2.5 billion West Yorkshire mass-transit system, giving the region better connections to Bradford and Wakefield. Leeds will no longer the biggest European city without a mass-transit system, with up to seven lines potentially created as part of a transformed network, eventually linking Leeds to Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, and Wakefield all in operation before HS2 would have reached the region.??
• Hull will also be brought into the Northern Powerhouse Rail network, reducing journey time from Leeds from 58 minutes to just 48. The number of trains between Hull and Sheffield will be doubled, to two per hour, with capacity also doubled. Journeys from Hull to Manchester will drop from ?115 to 84 minutes, enabling two fast trains to Leeds.?
• The line between Sheffield and Leeds will be electrified and upgraded, giving passengers a choice of three to four fast trains an hour, instead of one, with journey times cut of 40 minutes. A new mainline station for Rotherham will also be added to the route, which could give the town its first direct service to London since the 1980s, boosting capacity by 300 per cent. ?
• The Hope Valley Line between Manchester and Sheffield will also be electrified and upgraded, with the aim of cutting journey times from 51 to 42 minutes, and increasing the number of fast trains on the route from two to three per hour, doubling capacity.??
• Communities will be reconnected through the reopening of lines and stations closed under the Beeching reforms of the 1960s. This will include the restoration of the Don Valley Line between Stocksbridge and Sheffield Victoria, and new stations at Haxby Station, near York, Waverley, near Rotherham, and the Don Valley Line from Sheffield to Stocksbridge.?
• 100 million will be shared across the North and Midlands to support the development and roll-out of London-style contactless and smart ticketing, supporting seamless travel by enabling contactless or smartcard payment.?
• Nearly 4 billion to ensure all six Northern city regions more than double their City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements to improve connectivity in their areas, which could pay for schemes such as bus rapid transit corridors in Bradford and Leeds.?
• South Yorkshire will receive c.0.9bn from the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) 2 budget, plus a further c.0.5bn on top funded from HS2. That is more than more than double their allocation under CRSTS 1 (c.1.4bn vs c.0.6bn).?

• West Yorkshire will receive c.1.3bn from the CRSTS 2 budget, plus a further c.0.8bn on top funded from HS2. That is more than double their allocation under CRSTS 1 (c.2.1bn vs. c.0.8bn).

• A brand new 2.5 billion fund to transform local transport in 14 rural counties, smaller cities, and towns outside the big city regions A brand new 2.5 billion fund to transform local transport in every part of the North outside the mayoral combined authority areas - rural counties, smaller cities, and towns. This new money could finance projects like more electric buses in Harrogate and better bus-rail interchange in Scarborough.?
• A total of 460 million will ensure the delivery of smaller road schemes across the North like the Shipley Eastern Bypass, near Bradford, while a 1 billion roads package in the North could support new schemes like the A1-A19 Hickleton Bypass in Doncaster, easing pressure on traffic.??
• A 3.3 billion long-term road resurfacing fund for North alone will combat the potholes causing misery for drivers.??
• 2 bus fare extended until the end of December 2024 instead of rising to 2.50 as planned.?
• 700 million bus funding package in the North will see more buses and more frequent routes, with more buses to industrial estates and business parks.?

West Midlands

• Communities reconnected by reopening closed Beeching lines, including the Stoke to Leek line and the Oswestry to Gobowen line, with a new stop at Park Hall. A new station will be built at Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, on the existing Crewe to Derby line,
• 100 million will be shared across the North and Midlands to support the development and roll-out of London-style contactless and smart ticketing, supporting seamless travel by enabling contactless or smartcard payment.
• A brand new 2.2 billion fund to transform local transport in every part of the Midlands outside the mayoral combined authority areas and the new East Midlands combined authority - rural counties such as Shropshire, smaller cities like Leicester and towns such as Evesham. This could pay for smaller, more demand-driven buses in rural areas and f
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