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Commuters walk along a packed platform after a single train arrived during the morning rush hour, at Waterloo Station in London on April 8, 2024, as train drivers strike over pay. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

North missed £140bn of transport investment during last government

Watch: HS2 teams move huge box structure into place under A-road

The UK's top 50 busiest railway stations

London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 50 busiest UK railway stations

A packed London Euston station is a familiar sight to regular commuters

I bet it's carnage at Christmas... UK's 50 busiest railways stations

Here is a list of the top 50 most used and least used railway stations in Britain

The UK's top 50 busiest railway stations ranked on passenger numbers

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New devolution deal will be 'good news for North East', says council leader

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Breaking Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Breaking Betrayal of the North: Boris Johnson hits out at PM on HS2

An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Breaking Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Breaking Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Breaking Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line

Construction on sections of the HS2 route have been delayed (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)

HS2 needs to be completed to transform north of England

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

Part of HS2 to be delayed in bid to cut costs
The high speed rail link has been a topic of controversy for many years - and it is now set to be delayed further
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Plans submitted for caravan storage site

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Businesses could flee North East without improvements in rail network, warn lead...

Passenger trains between Old Oak Common in west London and Birmingham Curzon Street are due to start running between 2029 and 2033 (Photo: PA)

The HS2 project has been given approval to begin construction - here’s where wor...

Where will HS2 serve, and when will the high-speed railway track be operational?

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Next Conservative leader 'must look commit to the North East,' says Tory bigwig

View from the first new building on the former Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland City centre.

Contractor Carillion probed by financial watchdog

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