Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Angela C Smith (Labour), on Tuesday, 24 February 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 34 members in total.
WOODHEAD LINE AND THE TRANS-PENNINE RAIL LINKS
That this House supports the opening of negotiations between Network Rail, National Grid and the Department for Transport regarding future uses of the Woodhead tunnels; believes that it would be a seriously retrograde step if the 1953 tunnel were to be lost for rail use at a time when the demand for new rail capacity is greater than ever; further believes that a new trans-Pennine link, based on the Woodhead line, would benefit the economy of the North to the tune of ??10 billion per annum; and calls on the Government to make Crossrail for the North a priority project alongside High Speed Rail Two.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 870
- Session
- 2008-09
- Other sponsors
- Michael Clapham
- Kelvin Hopkins
- Tom Levitt
- David Clelland
- Clive Betts
- Subjects
- Railways
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