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[article] NI Rail Investment Plea

15-12-2005 12:05PM

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Plea over Northern rail investment
15/12/2005 - 10:49:18

The British government was today urged by a Northern Ireland MP to spend more on the UK’s rail network as part of measures to tackle global warming.

A motion has been tabled by former Stormont Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell urging the UK cabinet to invest in railways in the face of environmental concerns about increased traffic.

The East Derry MP explained: “There has been a huge increase in environmental awareness due to global warming and the consequences this has had for many regions with flooding etc.

“This is likely to get worse in the next few years.

“The use of driver only vehicles on commuter routes adds to the problem.

“Every urban centre in Northern Ireland along with the M1 and M2 are experiencing the problems associated with the growth in car ownership.

“The government cannot expect the public to switch to public transport until there is a safe, comfortable, reliable and cost-effective system in place to offer alternatives to the car user.”

In recent years the British government has tried to improve the Northern rail network by purchasing 23 trains from Spanish manufacturer CAF at a cost of £80m (€117.9m).

An £11.4m (€16.8m) train care facility has been built beside the M2 motorway at Fortwilliam in north Belfast to clean the trains.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/12/15/story235170.html

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