Proceeding contribution from Angela C Smith (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 March 2008. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Woodhead Rail Route.
Woodhead Rail Route
My hon. Friend is right. Indeed, I was contacted only yesterday by one of those companies about this issue. The Woodhead line used to take Sheffielders to Manchester and vice versa in half an hour. That is the improvement offered and that is why there is a much better option for freight on the Woodhead line. We clearly need new capacity, and the Woodhead route offers the potential to link effectively to the east coast and west coast main line networks.
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- 2007-08
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- Westminster Hall
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- Construction Freight Passengers Tunnels Civil engineering Northern Way Woodhead line
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