Proceeding contribution from Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 November 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill
My hon. Friend may be interested to know that it is now possible to run at least 150 trains a day through the tunnel in each direction, and with signalling modifications many more than that. That equates to thousands of freight trains per year. There is no possibility of passenger traffic, but that level of freight traffic could transform the economics of the channel tunnel and, indeed, of Britain's freight transport system.
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- 467 c1146
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Construction Channel tunnel High Speed 1 line Investment Infrastructure Freight High speed trains Private sector Railway network Passengers Network Rail Train operating companies Regeneration St Pancras Station Eurostar London and Continental Railways Waterloo Station Stratford Station
- Legislation
- Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill 2007-08
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- View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk
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