Up the Terminus with Justine

So Justine Greening has cast doubts on the Conservatives commitment to Crossrail. Silly girl. I wonder what little Theresa thought of that.

Like it or not, the future is railways. As oil becomes more expensive cars will be forced off the road. Air travel blights the lives of thousands.

Crossrail should be extended to Reading and linked up with the Chiltern route. We need to press on with electrification of the main lines from Paddington and St Pancras. The high speed routes to the north are essential to free up capacity on existing routes.

Some routes require upgrading: Waterloo- Exeter being one example.

What is needed are entrepreneurs to rebuild our railway system and a financial package to ensure a reasonable return on capital.

If we are not careful our whole transport system will fail: empty roads as a consequence of the price of fuel and railways unable to handle the demand.

In the south, the London-Brighton route is almost at full capacity as is the route between Tonbridge and Orpington. Radical action is required to deal with these issues but local authorities are either oblivious or hostile to any proposals to remedy the position.