Rail line connecting North West to Midlands would be ’40 per cent’ cheaper than HS2

City AM - Plans for a new rail line connecting the West Midlands to the North West could be delivered at just 60 per cent of the cost of HS2mp;amp;#8217;s cancelled Northern leg, according to Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham. The proposed 80km line, backed by a consortium of businesses and politicians, would run from Lichfield in Staffordshire to ...