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Stoke outscores Crewe in the battle for an HS2 station

Graham Nalty, Derby DE24
28 November 2014
 

Philip Bisatt suggests that Stoke is a better location for an HS2 station than Crewe (Letters LTT 31 Oct). He points out that the highly constrained layout at Crewe prevents the operation of direct through trains from Stoke to Liverpool and North Wales, which would result in more rail journeys. Stoke to Liverpool is the typical journey that the Chancellor wants to improve to grow the economy of the ‘Northern Powerhouse’. 

Philip is right to say this is not a parochial argument...

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