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Revised high-speed rail link 'would kill off Yorkshire economy'
Mon 28 Jun 2010
The government has been warned that plans to amend the route for the proposed high-speed rail service could be disastrous for Yorkshire's economy.
Under the original plans, the region was due to be included along the network.
However, the government has suggested that plans to roll out high-speed trains to areas such as Leeds could be suspended.
Councillor Chris Greaves of Metro, the integrated transport authority in West Yorkshire, told the Yorkshire Post that such a move would kill off the economy in the area.
This, he stated, is because having the nearest link to the high-speed rail network in Manchester would give the north-west of England a competitive advantage.
Councillor Greaves said the Y-shape idea - which involved the network branching east and west from Birmingham - should not be scrapped.
He said that if the coalition government decides to adopt an S-shape system instead, it would probably be best if the high-speed rail system is not built at all.
The government confirmed its support for the proposed infrastructure upgrades in the Queen's Speech last month.
