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TGLP signal support for Stratford transport hub
8th July 2010
TGLP are pleased to add our support to the London Borough of Newham’s campaign to have Stratford station properly recognised as a major transport hub for East London and the UK.TGLP have been working with our partners in Newham in support of an event which was held to promote the case for Stratford International, and which bought leading political and industry figures together to discuss issues such as international services to Stratford, the proposed route of the new High Speed 2 rail route and the use of Stratford for High Speed 1 services.
Speakers included Lord Heseltine and new Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond MP.
The event comes as TGLP continue to campaign for the delivery of essential transport infrastructure priorities, as set out in our prospectus ‘Return on Capital’.
The campaign priorities are:
- Existing commitment to build the eastern end of Crossrail to Abbey Wood and Shenfield to be met, and consideration of the further extension to Ebbsfleet before any decisions or commitments are made on the western end.
- High Speed 2 route to include London Stratford station, as the place at which to connect the UK growth areas with our international rail link.
- An agreed and funded package of river crossings along the London Thames Gateway.
TGLP Chief Executive Ros Dunn, who was in attendance at the event, said:
"TGLP strongly supports the case for developing Stratford as the new transport hub for East London.
“We're well aware of the pressure to find public spending savings, but note that the government itself recognises that within overall constraints, priority should be given to spending which achieves the greatest economic returns. We believe that the case for investment to create this new hub around Stratford - not all of which falls in the current spending review period - will be more than justified on these grounds."
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