Steer Davies Gleave founder Jim Steer argues that it's time for a strategic look at rail reopenings on a national level, and that criteria considered should include potential economic stimuli to neglected areas. "Rather than respond to local pressure groups case-by-case, the Department of Transport might want to look at the national rail network… and consider where its reach and benefits could be usefully extended,” he writes. - TS
- We've read it in: Transport Times, July/August 2015