Here in the north, we’ve put the cross into rail | Helen Pidd

The Conservative manifesto promised ‘northern powerhouse rail’ – but Chris Grayling has crushed those electric dreams• Helen Pidd is the Guardian’s north of England editorThere was something particularly enraging about the transport secretary’s support this week for another multibillion-pound rail tunnel under London – one that just so happens to start in his constituency – mere days after he cancelled electrification upgrades to key lines outside t