Which suggests TRU is being seen as meeting most of the Leeds - Manchester improvement wishes (it delivers more than half of the journey time reduction of new build NPR at far lower costs and improves both local and long distance journeys).Independent not so positive today
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Beyond TRU scope the most obvious journey time reductions are in east Manchester with Piccadilly - Guide Bridge -Stalybridge being max 60mph with plenty of 50mph and several 25-40mph speed restrictions scattered along that section