Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond announced today approval of the 'High Speed Two' rail line, with a public inquiry next year. This is believed to include a joint 'High Speed Two' and 'Great Western Main Line / Crossrail' station in west London, at Old Oak Common.
(Our own Theresa Villiers, Minister of State for Transport, calls this station 'Wormwood Scrubs International'.)
(Our own Theresa Villiers, Minister of State for Transport, calls this station 'Wormwood Scrubs International'.)
The light-rail proposal, from Finchley Central, across Barnet, to Brent Cross and across neighbouring Brent, might be diverted there (possibly via Willesden Junction station):
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No, Philip Hammond is no relation of Richard Hammond.
As a stop-gap (without any reference to Old Oak Common), here is a summary of the Secretary of State's statement:
The Secretary of State also hob-nobs and name-drops:
"I reject the proposition that we somehow face some kind of stark choice in transport between supporting economic growth and supporting environmental objectives. There is no either/or choice between generating growth and protecting the environment.
"Because neither growth which undermines our environmental agenda, nor environmental measures that stifle economic growth, will be sustainable in the medium term."
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