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Plymouth City Council’s leader and deputy leader have welcomed the launch of a strategic rail blueprint for the South West Peninsula and said it should be used as a rallying call for rail investment to drive economic growth in the South West. Paddington Penzance line was 1976 The 20 year plan to ‘Close the Gap’ has – the summer of the drought! The UK been drawn up by the Peninsula Rail average spend on rail is £97. Here in the Task Force and was presented to the South West it is £35. Minister for Transport on November 22 – ironically at a time when the main line “Regardless of who has been in power, to the South West was closed because the region has been at the bottom of the of flood damage at Cowley Bridges in investment list for too long. This has led Exeter. to our infrastructure failing and is not Council leader of Plymouth City Council, Councillor Ian Bowyer said: “An incredible amount of work has been carried out to break down complex issues across our network into a plan for what we need and by when. “The last major investment in the
good enough. We must close the gap.”
The 20 year plan is based on the three point plan of a resilient and reliable railway, faster journey times and better connectivity and increased capacity and comfort. • continued on page 2
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