Who else is benefiting from improvements to train lines in the UK?
A. The announcement is part of a wider Government rail strategy to meet future increases in demand, get more passengers onto trains and make sure Britain has the infrastructure it needs. Major projects on the agenda include a 16bn Crossrail scheme running trains into London through underground tunnels and the possibility of a new high-speed link between London and Scotland. The electrification of Great Western Main Line creates the option of extending the Crossrail scheme further to Reading. Liberal Democrat transport spokesman Norman Baker said: This must be just the start of the project. www.walesonline.co.uk Breakthrough in rail strike talks Two planned rail strikes have been called off following talks between East Midlands Trains (EMT) and the train drivers union ASLEF. Union members were due to walk out on Fridays and Mondays for the next three weeks in a row over pay. After 10 hours of talks on Wednesday in Derby the union confirmed the planned strikes this Friday and next Monday
