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Plans to improve speeds on the Shropshire-to-Birmingham line have been submitted to the Department for Transport.
The proposals involve straightening sections of track, alterations to the path and improvements to signalling.Midlands Connect said the changes would allow trains to run at up to 90mph instead of 70mph . Midlands Connect also predicted an extra £1m in ticket sales, with more people expected to choose to travel by train, and as a result reduced congestion on the roads and improvements to air quality.Image caption,In its submission, Midlands Connect said the population of Shropshire was expected to grow by up to 12% by 2031, and that new jobs in Telford could increase by 22% in that time.
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