Date: 29/09/2008

A third runway at Heathrow airport would be scrapped by a Tory government that would instead build a £20bn TGV-style high speed rail link between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. [from Andrew Hardie]

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Tories plan £20bn 180mph rail link instead of Heathrow third runway

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Greenpeace welcomes Cameron's plans for TGV-style high speed rail linking major cities