HS3: Do we need another high-speed rail link?

How the proposed HS3 link between Manchester and Leeds might boost the northern economy

HS2 high-speed rail
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George Osborne will today outline a plan to boost the economy of the north of England and reduce the country's economic reliance on London with a new high-speed rail link connecting Manchester and Leeds.

The so-called HS3 project would be based on the existing line that runs between the two cities, but new tunnels and other infrastructure would increase the speed at which trains could travel, The Independent reports.

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