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<p>The Department for Transport and Transport for the North (TfN) are working in partnership
to develop proposals for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), to improve connectivity between
the main cities of the North, including between Manchester and Leeds.</p><p> </p><p>A
range of proposals are being considered which will form the basis of the business
case for NPR, which is due at the end of 2018. Throughout this work, TfN are engaging
with Local Authority Partners across the North including the West Yorkshire Combined
Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting TfN throughout this phase of
the work with £60 million of funding from the Transport Development Fund.</p><p> </p>
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