Four cities, 1 hour, 1.3m people: new northern rail plan revealed

Northern Powerhouse Rail – a fast line between Bradford, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool – could create 850,000 jobs, says transport bodyA new fast rail link between Liverpool and Leeds would allow 1.3 million people in the north of England to reach four cities in less than an hour, adding billions to the local economy, according to the body tasked with improving transport infrastructure in the region.Transport for the North (TfN) has proposed a new train line that would connect Brad