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Topic: EEDA Bids For Railfreight Cash (Read 1549 times)
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The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is bidding for government money to improve railfreight links between Peterborough and Nuneaton in the East Midlands (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6221119.stmThe agency also claims enhanced traffic management on the A14 and improvements on the Gospel Oak to Barking rail line are vital to continued economic growth. |
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An MP has proposed a tax on lorries using the A14 (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7026080.stmDavid Howarth , MP for Cambridge said : "We need to persuade companies to send freight by rail." He said: "The government failed to back a bid for European funding for the Felixstowe to Nuneaton rail scheme." "This scheme is essential to provide a real alternative to the A14 for freight." "The tax would also mean investment in better rail services for both passengers and freight." |
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