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2 WAYS TO SEND RAIL YOUR VIEWS & OPINIONS WRITE TO US: RAIL, Bauer Media, Media House, Lynchwood, Peterborough Business Park, Peterborough PE2 6EA. EMAIL US: rail@bauermedia.co.uk POLICY New priorities needed for major transport projects I welcome the very sensible suggestion by Christian Wolmar, when he says that we should change the way we assess major transport projects (RAIL 1020). The current method by HM Treasury and the Department for Transport of simply developing a business case from savings in journey times is inadequate in describing the many facets of a transport project and its benefits. It offers a view of one side of the project, but on its own it delivers results that are highly skewed towards road building over rail investment. It also benefits rail investment in the…

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