We are given the lie that the UK's only 120 Kms mainline, half-used, railway "of national strategic significance" must be converted to a tramline, VLR test track and cycle-walkway, with passive provision being the magic solution built-in to the same tracks to allow conversion to freight and mainline railway at a later date!!
The second lie is that Metro trams, on this same track, are the catalyst to get the freight and passenger train services back on this line. This was put out by Tom Magrath, Passenger Services Director at Centro who wrote to me in September 2000:
"Light rail provision provides the basis for restoring heavy rail services at the appropriate time." And this remains the case to this day. It has never been withdrawn nor, has a correction and apology been forthcoming.
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