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<p>Work is currently progressing and we expect to receive the results later this year
to inform a decision as to whether the scheme should go to the ‘develop’ stage of
the Government’s Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline.</p><p>Local stakeholders, including
the local MP Andrew Stephenson, have championed the scheme and we are working closely
with Transport for the North to assess the proposed scheme and to ensure that it can
be affordable, will attract sufficient traffic, and is part of the right long-term
solution for cross Transpennine rail traffic.</p><p>This is part of our new approach
to rail enhancements to ensure we address the needs of passengers and freight, and
that funding commitments appropriately reflect the stage of development of schemes.</p><p>
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