News / UK rail renaissance continues as trans-Pennine upgrade kicks in

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An upgrade of UK trans-Pennine rail tunnels, to allow the transit of high-cube intermodal containers, has been approved.

Britain’s Integrated Rail Plan will see the upgrade of the Manchester-Huddersfield line, which will make it possible for trains to carry cargo across the north of England from 2025.

Currently, cargo travelling to and from Liverpool/Mersey and the Humber and Tees regions is carried on trucks along the much-reviled M62 motorway, which, according to a study by Transport for the North, the phase between ...