A HIGH-speed rail route from London should not end at Manchester as billions of pounds will need to be spent upgrading the network into Scotland anyway, Transport Minister Keith Brown has claimed.
Speaking ahead of a rail conference in Liverpool on Thursday, Mr Brown warned the West Coast Main Line, which carries passenger trains between London and Glasgow, would not be able to cope with the predicted increase in high-speed services by 2033.
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