Proceeding contribution from Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 July 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Crossrail Bill.
Crossrail Bill
My hon. Friend used the analogy of squeezing a quart into a pint bottle. Will he accept that Paddington is the narrow part of the bottle? However much one speeds up the process, it is not possible to get more trains in and out of Paddington, which means that lines to the west will not be developed further. In other words, Crossrail will fossilise our rail services, which we would like to expand to allow more people to travel on the railways.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 436 c1141
- Session
- 2005-06
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Compulsory purchase Construction Elizabeth line Crossrail Finance Land Greater London Freight Franchises Heathrow Airport Powers Property transfer Planning Olympic Games Railway stations Railways Parliamentary procedure Railway network Passengers Underground railways Office of Rail Regulation Commuters Paddington Station Reading Station Petitions
- Legislation
- Crossrail Bill 2004/05 to 2005-06 to 2006-07 to 2007-08
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