Chancellor Osborne Plans HS3 with Chinese money

Chancellor George Osborne today outlined plans to build a high speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds creating a northern hub to "compete with the world."

The plans would see the route based upon the existing railway built in Victorian times but with speeds up to 250 miles an hour this would completely change the dynamics of the northern cities.

Chinese Capital

The Chinese government were in the the UK last week emphasising their interest in UK prime assets such as High Speed Rail, Nuclear Power and other Crown Jewels. With this in mind maybe the chancellor is planning to pay for HS3 with Chinese money.

High Speed Rail Liverpool and Sheffield 

There are also plans to create links to Sheffield and Liverpool creating amajor boost to jobs and infrastructure for Northern Britain. Who could criticise the chancellor for lack of ambition?