"Chris Grayling offers digital future to north"

Railnews has reported that "Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is releasing up to £5 million of investment from a £450 million Digital Railway fund so that Network Rail can investigate options for upgrading the Transpennine route for more efficient digital operation.

The line between Manchester, Leeds and York had been a firm candidate for electrification, but Mr Grayling indicated in July that ’discontinuous’ wiring was now more likely, which would mean bi mode trains would be needed on the route to cover the unelectrified gaps."

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