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Topic: Call To Target Manchester Train Crowds (Read 1230 times)
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Transport leaders in Greater Manchester are calling on the government to tackle overcrowding on local rail services (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7009215.stm A delegation is visiting the Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth on Monday to urge ministers to treat the issue as a priority. The number of journeys made by train passengers in Greater Manchester has more than doubled in the past decade. According to Roger Jones (name sounds familiar) , chairman of the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority , action is needed urgently because the city is expected to have an extra 210,000 jobs by 2021. |
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