Rail Expansion in the North West - Transport 2000 Agenda

Bevan Price wrote
> I suspect that reopening Colne - Skipton would be more of a threat to
> Hellifield - Carnforth than to the Copy Pit line.

Agreed but would that be a bad thing if as indicated by the freight RUS
that the Settle and Carlisle and the GSWR via Kilmarnock are expected
to handle increased freight flows?

In message <gc93h2dupnc5lcik8q4do15v3prradluaq@>, at 21:54:27 on
Wed, 20 Sep 2006, Stevie D <stevieinyork.uk> remarked:
>I was reassured to find that my employer, currently planning a
>brand new office block to replace its various scattered offices across
>the city, is going to build it right in the city centre rather than at
>an out-of-town site with little public transport.

An interesting perspective. People are frequently criticised for running
offices in "the centre of the country[1]", ie London, because it
apparently encourages too much travel.

Are you saying that this concept (ie the validity of the criticism) is
unique to London, and that it's OK to create several mini-Londons in the
provinces?

[1] From an administrative and PT hub point of view.
--
Roland Perry