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Title: "^30bn shortfall threatens rail and road plans" - Guardian Article Post by: Lee on July 02, 2009, 12:02:57 Crossrail and High-Speed Rail could be delayed, and the rail fare cap of inflation plus 1% could be lifted, according to this Guardian article - http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jul/01/transport-east-coast-mainline-nationalised
Title: Re: "^30bn shortfall threatens rail and road plans" - Guardian Article Post by: devon_metro on July 02, 2009, 16:10:35 No suprises there considering Labour has pissed their money up the wall!
Title: Re: "^30bn shortfall threatens rail and road plans" - Guardian Article Post by: moonrakerz on July 02, 2009, 18:42:16 Is this the REAL reason the Westbury bypass has been scrapped ?
Title: Re: "^30bn shortfall threatens rail and road plans" - Guardian Article Post by: Lee on July 02, 2009, 19:52:49 Crossrail will be funded by "an ambitious program of asset sales", according to Gordon Brown^s spokesman Michael Ellam - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aGs1aYzxHIMc
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