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star this property date less than 2015-09-11more like thismore than 2015-09-11
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
star this property hansard heading Railways: Freight more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of Network Rail's decision to pause the Ely to Soham double tracking project on the forecast maximum number of freight trains per day that could be run on the Felixstowe to Nuneaton route by the end of Control Period 5. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Nottingham South more like this
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Lilian Greenwood more like this
unstar this property uin 10029 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-09-21more like thismore than 2015-09-21
star this property answer text <p>Network Rail has paused a small number of schemes where it makes sense to do so to avoid potentially abortive costs or planning applications, particularly where the cost estimate has increased significantly as in the case of Ely to Soham where work has identified that this project is far more complex than anticipated and so the estimated cost has more than trebled.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ely to Soham double tracking work is one of a number of schemes which are needed to increase the number of freight trains which can run on the Felixstowe to Nuneaton route and a lot has been completed already. Network Rail has constructed a new section of railway at Nuneaton (Nuneaton North Chord), a new 1.2km stretch of track at Ipswich (Ipswich Chord) as well as various other pieces of work to re-model, re-signal and upgrade sections of the route between Felixstowe and Nuneaton.  On its own therefore, the Ely to Soham doubling does not affect the number of freight trains which can operate.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Devizes more like this
star this property answering member printed Claire Perry more like this
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less than 2015-09-21T11:42:36.66Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-21T11:42:36.66Z
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star this property label Biography information for Claire Perry more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood more like this