Chris Williamson proposes Neom-informed Loop to connect northern British cities

RIBA president Chris Williamson has proposed linking nine northern British cities with The Loop – a raised high-speed railway informed by Neom's megacity The Line.

Described by Williamson as a manifesto to "inspire" and "provoke", The Loop would connect the English cities of Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool, with Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, Bangor in Wales, Dublin in Ireland and Belfast in Northern Ireland.

The Loop would connect nine northern British cities

According to Williamson...