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Douglas Alexander Transport 2000 Speech
« on: November 15, 2006, 12:41:34 PM »

Here is a link to a 14 November 2006 Douglas Alexander speech.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_613636.hcsp

Key passage :

"But frankly, the converse is also true. Here is an uncomfortable statistic. If 10 or fewer people travel in a Sprinter, it would be less environmentally damaging to give them each a Land Rover Freelander and tell them to drive."

"Be clear - that is not code for rail closures. Far from it. We want to see the railways grow. And in order to do so, we need to encourage better use on all parts of our railway."

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