Transport secretary outlines plans for improvement
Those living in London could be set to benefit from access to new high-speed rail travel to Scotland and the West Midlands.
According to transport secretary Geoff Hoon, a number of measures are being considered to improve the UK's infrastructure, including the creation of a new company - High Speed 2 - to consider the rail plans.
He also announced that the government supports the building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport, a move he stated would benefit Londoners.
"This third runway will help secure jobs now and in the future and ensure that Britain remains a place where the world can come to do business," Mr Hoon remarked.
High Speed 2 is being formed to advise on the possibility of new rail services, which, along with Crossrail, would service an international interchange station at Heathrow.
Earlier this week an extension of the Docklands Light Railway was opened in the London borough of Greenwich.
Published 15th January, 2009
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Those living in London could be set to benefit from access to new high-speed rail travel to Scotland and the West Midlands.