The North needs 'at least as good' services as the rest of England, says Rail North Committee chair.
He said: "It is a great honour to be asked by mayors and leaders from both sides of the Pennines to become the new chair... at a crucial time for our railways.
"That means holding the operators to account and making the case for the infrastructure the North desperately needs.
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