High-speed Rail

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 4:02 pm on 24 March 2014.

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Photo of Patrick McLoughlin Patrick McLoughlin The Secretary of State for Transport 4:02, 24 March 2014

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Too many people talk about high-speed trains as though they are just about speed. They are not just about speed. When Lord Adonis launched the initial plans he talked a lot, as I have done since I have been Secretary of State for Transport, about the need for additional capacity. One of the biggest reasons for the new railway line is capacity on links between north and south, and the extra capacity we need at Euston. He is absolutely right: we need to ensure that that capacity serves north Wales well.