The link, known as the Golborne spur, would connect the Crewe-Manchester HS2 main line to the west coast main just south of Wigan. Brady, the Tory MP for Altrincham and Sale West, who would be affected by the motive, wrote to a voter last week that Shapps had given him “categorical verbal assurances” that he would be removed from the current HS2 bill. currently in parliament. The association has been the subject of intense lobbying by MPs in Warrington, Wigan and Trafford districts where their constituencies will be affected. But private assurances from Saps to Brady, who heads the mighty 1922 Supporters Committee, may raise questions about why the Secretary of Transport has not made any decision. The government had promised a comprehensive rail review to look at incentive alternatives, which would have connected the HS2 to the main west coast line and reduced travel time to Glasgow. However, the HS2 bill, published in February, included plans to keep it, much to the dismay of lawmakers in the region. Graphic Despite the Golborne link appearing in the legislation, Brady told voters he would soon be removed from the bill by the Department of Transportation, arguing that he was only there to avoid delays in its publication. In his letter, Brady said: “I have received strong, verbal assurances from the Secretary of State that the government will table an amendment as part of the second reading of the bill. This will remove the Golborne spur from the legislation. This is expected to happen in the summer. “The only reason the bill was introduced with the impetus still in force is that a revised environmental impact assessment would delay legislation.” The bill is likely to be moved to the next session of parliament after the queen’s speech in May, with its second reading in the summer. Alternative routes are being considered, but one proposed in the association’s connectivity review has been criticized by the Wigan council, which supports the Golborne connection, for bypassing the city, which means it would lose benefits. Brady told the Guardian: “Local Conservative MPs Andy Carter, James Grundy and I have been campaigning for years to support the 4 4 billion fall of this white elephant. A new environmental impact assessment would delay the introduction of the bill for months, so the Golborne spur is included in the bill as published, but I’m glad the government accepted our common argument. “I hope the next thing will be a decision to locate the proposed ‘Manchester Airport’ station at the airport – not a quarter of a mile to Davenport Green as currently proposed.” James Grundy represents Leigh, where opponents say the village of Lowton would lose a business park, an urban area and a forest if the connection continued. Andy Carter represents Warrington South, where activists say it will negatively affect the green zone without benefiting the city. Labor MP Charlotte Nichols, based in Warrington North, also opposed the motive. In Altrincham, Brady criticized the line for dividing the historic village of Warburton. Shapps had previously sounded less enthusiastic about the Golborne spur, citing 2020 as an example of an area that could be redesigned, saying it added billions to the low-cost cost. A government source said: “No decisions have been made yet. “The intention of the government is to deliver the right infrastructure for long-term benefits to the rail network, the North and Scotland.”
