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<p>We are delivering a comprehensive upgrade of the railway network across the North
West that will modernise the infrastructure, improve stations, provide new trains,
more seats, more services and reduced journey times. Northern and Trans Pennine Express
will deliver space for an extra 40,000 passengers and more than 2,000 extra services
a week. All their trains will be brand new or completely refurbished, and all the
Pacer trains will be gone.</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to invest nearly £3bn upgrading
the Trans Pennine route that will deliver improvements for passengers across the north
including Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle. This is one third of our expected
investment in rail upgrades between 2019 and 2024, and our biggest planned investment
project on the existing railway in the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
is also committed to developing Northern Powerhouse Rail - we have given Transport
for the North £60m to develop proposals for the scheme, alongside £300m to ensure
HS2 can accommodate future NPR services. At Budget 2018 we announced a further £37m
for next year to continue to develop the scheme.</p>
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