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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 ...

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