Proceeding contribution from Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 November 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Rail Investment.
Rail Investment
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. He is quite right to observe that we must get the balance right between building large new infrastructure projects and maintaining existing services. I have been out this morning to the site of the Blackfriars station development and seen just how incredibly difficult it is to build such a major project on a running railway line with trains passing backwards and forwards. It is very complex, and allowing a little extra time will ensure that we do not have catastrophic disruption during the programme.
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- 519 c472-3
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- 2010-12
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Capital investment Elizabeth line Fares Greater London Franchises High speed trains Railway stations Railways Railway network Passengers Rapid transit systems Overcrowding Repairs and maintenance Electrification Rolling stock North West Thameslink line Great Western main line
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