Fail to electrify rail routes are a betrayal of the North

Writing in the Yorkshire Post, Chris Grayling said: "the success of Northern transport depends on the North itself."

It comes after the government dropped pledges to electrify rail routes in Wales, the Midlands and the North, while supporting the £30 billion Crossrail 2 scheme for London.

from News - Liberal Democrats http://www.libdems.org.uk/fail_to_electrify_rail_routes_are_a_betrayal_of_the_north