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skills shortage in the industry and the need for action now.
are some really senior people at the tables to interact with, and it’s an amazing venue. When you come through the door, you just think: ‘wow’.”
Improving connectivity
Council, gave his full backing for the event and said we are living through “momentous times” and that he was thrilled that such an event was being hosted in Manchester at such a great point for the city and the region.
RTM also spoke to transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin MP in November about the themes vitally important. One of the things that I’ve often said in this country is that we do north- south not too badly: we have a capacity problem but we are addressing that with projects like well. It is rather odd that we don’t link up as it should be. I think looking at the northern belt and improving connectivity is important.”
Keynote speakers
from the construction itself over the next 20 years, and said there will be ‘spades in the speed railway “cannot be business-as-usual”, she said.
also rely on better links into city-wide transport systems and regional routes, and connections with the strategic road network. But there is of pounds of economic growth a year, she said, while also cementing skills for the future with its focus on apprentices and graduates.
shown at the supply chain conferences so far (RTM has reported in previous editions from those held in Birmingham and in Manchester), and also by MPs, where the last important vote “We’re now talking about the detail, not the principle – which is agreed,” she said.
the route to Crewe earlier. Ministers are yet to make decisions on that, but “we can see a real opportunity there”, Munro explained.
“We have a compelling vision for what we want
took to the stage next, recounting the good news about the railways in recent years: the huge rise in passenger journeys, and just how busy the LNW route is.
he said: “It’s not really about new stretches of railway, but about making better use of the infrastructure we already have – of thinking this series of targeted upgrades would deliver than Manchester.”
wider ‘North of England Programme’ – will create jobs, he said. “We will need everything from project managers, designers, engineers, foremen and women, let alone the suppliers who will provide the machines, ballast, track, the OLE... We have a huge opportunity to train
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