The SNP has criticised Boris Johnson for being 'sleekit' and 'cowardly' over his decision to remove a £3 billion HS2 rail link to Scotland following his confidence vote.
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Local MPs opposed plan for 13-mile stretch of new track but industry says move is hugely disappointing. A £3bn branch of the High Speed 2 network designed to speed up rail journeys between London and Scotland has been quietly ditched by ministers, provoking outrage from rail industry groups. The change was announced on Monday evening as the result of the confidence vote in Boris Johnson was being determined. Three leading industry bodies said the decision to scrap the Golborne link would create a bottleneck for trains and negatively affect passengers and freight.
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Rail bosses react angrily to the scrapping of plans for the line in Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
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Golborne Link, near Manchester, was designed to link HS2 to the west coast mainline. [Full article requires subscription. -RS]
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