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Liberal Democrats promise rail revolution in manifesto

06 April 2010
Baker said funding for new rail projects would be at the expense of road expansion
Baker said funding for new rail projects would be at the expense of road expansion

 

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to open thousands of miles of new railway in their election manifesto, funded by £3bn Rail Expansion Fund.

The fund would allow councils and transport authorities to bid for funding to pay for rail improvement and expansion projects. Lib Dem transport spokesman Norman Baker said that funding would come from cuts made to the roads budget.

"The Liberal Democrats will transform the railways with the biggest expansion since the Victorian age,"...

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