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Aslef General Secretary Mick Whelan
FUNDING cuts to key transport initiatives in the north of England threaten to “level down” the government’s levelling up agenda, rail union Aslef said today.
Statutory transport body Transport for the North (TfN) said that the Department for Transport is proposing to slash its budget next year.
The department is planning to reduce the organisation’s core funding from £10 million to £6m, and scrap £3m of investment set to go towards the rollout of contactless payment systems for northern England’s rail, bus and tram networks.
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