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Give us a say on rail forecasting, South West councils tell DfT

Andrew Forster
22 March 2013
Branch lines: high growth
  Image: Roger Geach
Branch lines: high growth Image: Roger Geach

 

Local authorities in the Far South West are urging the DfT and Network Rail to put more money into the local rail network, saying current plans fail to recognise the “unprecedented passenger growth” the area has experienced. 

The call comes in a joint report by Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay councils. They say Network Rail’s strategic business plan, published in January, ignores the capacity problems on the area’s passenger services and fails to...

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