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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 April 2016.

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Photo of Grahame Morris Grahame Morris Opposition Whip (Commons) 12:00, 28 April 2016

Will the Minister take the trouble to come to the north- east and take the train from Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, to Newcastle? Using an ancient Pacer train, it takes almost 90 minutes. The journey might be quicker by bicycle. If we had had a new train every time it was announced that the old ones would be replaced, we would have a whole fleet of them. If the Minister came and got a wiggle on, that might speeds things up a bit