Passengers in Wales and Western England will benefit from improved reliability of train services following intervention by The Office of Rail and Road.
Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Danny Pearson, announced a cost blowout of $837 million today, with the project now expected to cost $15 billion, $4 billion more than the original cost.
To increase the numbers travelling by train, Northern and TransPennine Express plans to slash the price of tickets on two key routes in East Yorkshire.