Liberal Democrats launch fully-costed plan to re-open Corsham Railway Station

7.00.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Mon 5th Apr 2010

The Liberal Democrat Shadow Transport Secretary Norman Baker has today launched a plan that would see Britain undertake the biggest expansion of the railways since the Victorian age. The plan will be paid for by cutting down the major roads budget and it includes a commitment to re-open local stations including Corsham, here in Wiltshire.

Commenting, Norman Baker said:

"High speed rail is hugely important, but it is only part of the 21st century rail network Britain needs. Our plans will reopen thousands of miles of track across the country and make our railway great again."

"Labour has allowed the railways to wither on the vine and punished passengers with huge fare hikes while more polluting forms of transport have got cheaper. All the while, the Tories have been sharpening the axe they will take to the transport budget."

Lib Dem prospective MP for Corsham, Duncan Hames commented:

"I raised the case for re-opening Corsham station with the Lib Dem Transport team some time ago, and I am delighted that it has made it into the final funded plan."

"For too long, politicians have offered no more than warm words when it comes to the re-opening of Corsham station."

"With this plan, the Liberal Democrats have gone much further than that. We now have a fully-funded plan to re-open the station. If Labour and the Conservatives truly want to support the campaign for Corsham station they need to be prepared to put the money up. Warm words alone are not enough."