Olly Glover

Olly Glover

Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 June 2026

Debate

Railways Bill

Contribution

Without boring the House with a re-litigation of the debate we had in Committee, I will just say that the idea that passenger and freight are mutually exclusive and that there must be a choice between them is not correct. The Westbahn upgrade in Austria is a really good example of how investment has delivered an increase in both speed and frequency of passenger trains, and just as much freight, if not more, than before. We do not need to choose between them; we can have both if we so wish.

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