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  "textContent": "Delaying the new Birmingham to Manchester railway until after HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail are delivered is not sensible sequencing - it is a gamble with the economic future of the North of England.\n\nThe post The missing link: why the Birmingham to Manchester line cannot wait appeared first on New Civil Engineer.",
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