A civil engineer who challenged the decision of a government planning inspector on the proposals for connecting two railway stations in Manchester for the reason that the proposed route which he argued for would cause less damage to historic buildings has lost his High Court challenge.
View the Manchester Evening News story on the review ‘Ordsall Chord: Why my route is better, by engineer going to court over planned Piccadilly and Victoria link’
View the Rail Technology Magazine article ‘Much-delayed Ordsall Chord legal challenge dismissed by judge’
View the BBC news article ‘Ordsall Chord: Rail link plans backed by High Court despite protest’
View the High Court website
View Ordsall Chord project information