Powerhouse 'needs four fast trains an hour'

The Government's long-awaited Northern Powerhouse Rail project must include the electrification of the Leeds to Sheffield line with four fast trains an hour, regional leaders have said.

- by Harriet Sutton

Leeds Station viewed from Hilton Granary Wharf. PIC: Simon Hulme

(Simon Hulme)

Leaders of both councils, Coun James Lewis and Coun Tom Hunt, alongside the West and South Yorkshire mayors Tracy Brabin and Oliver Coppard, made the case to business leaders and MPs at a House of Commons event yesterday.

Currently, Yorkshire's two largest cities are linked by just one fast train an hour and the region's growth is being held back by outdated Victorian rail infrastructure.