HIGH SPEED RAIL LINK

22 April 2009: Read the exchanges following the Bishop of Carlisle's Question on the Government's plans to develop a high-speed rail line from London to the north-west and Scotland. Lord Adonis: "The highlight of my week was meeting my noble friend on the Swanage railway, where, for the first time in my life, I was on the footplate of a steam engine. That was immensely exciting for me but I think is a common occurrence for my noble friend." The photograph is of Lord Adonis with Jim Knight MP and myself. See also Lord Adonis' Rail Trip Blog

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