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Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 31 October 2024

Debate

Railway 200

Contribution

My Lords, that is a great Answer. In 1845, 20 years after the first passenger railway, Benjamin Disraeli wrote: “The railways will do as much for mankind as the monasteries did”. He was right about that. Can my noble friend the Minister be a bit more specific about the support that the Department for Transport is giving to Railway 200, particularly the financial contribution? Does he agree that the celebration provides a great opportunity to not only showcase what the early railway pioneers did but to look forward to what the railways can achieve in future?

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