Build Crossrail 2 as a regional scheme, say industry leaders

Crossrail 2, the plan for a new south-west to north-east line under London, is to be promoted as a regional rail scheme rather than a London-focused metro.

Business lobby group London First, Transport for London and Network Rail have all been examining the options for the project which has been on and off the drawing board for more than half a century. It was once known as the Chelsea-Hackney link, living in the same scheme pool as the Victoria Line crossing London from Brixton to Walthamstow...

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