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<p>The Secretary of State recognises the importance of the East Coast Main Line for
communities and businesses and holds regular discussions with the Scottish Government.
The Department is investing £780m in Control Period 6 to upgrade the East Coast Main
Line. In conjunction with the introduction of new trains for London North Eastern
Railway (LNER), additional LNER services to Edinburgh from Autumn 2019, and Transpennine
Express plans to extend its Liverpool to Newcastle service to Edinburgh from December
2019, together this will improve journey times, reliability and capacity between England
and Scotland. Network Rail’s Strategic Business Plan for 2019 to 2024 for the London
North Eastern and East Midlands Route explains how this investment from the Statement
of Funds Available will be used to improve the resilience of the East Coast Main Line.</p><p>
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