Central Railway is committed to working with the SRA, passenger operating companies, such as Chiltern, and Railtrack to ensure that there is enough capacity along Central Railway's proposed route for the present and future needs of passenger services, as well our lorries-on-trains service.

Central Railway will not entail a reduction in passenger services on the Chiltern Line. Indeed, the point of Central Railway is to increase capacity not reduce it. We have publicly committed ourselves to creating a route that does not disrupt local passenger services.

"Central Railway offers great potential to enhance the development of passenger services along its proposed route, as well as improving the country's at present inadequate freight transportation infrastructure."

"I look forward to entering a dialogue with Chiltern Railways to ensure that there is enough capacity for both our services."

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  Central Railway is proposing to design, build and operate a new lorries-on-trains rail link connecting the North West to northern France. The line will run from Liverpool, via Manchester, Sheffield, the Midlands and London, through the Channel Tunnel to Lille in Northern France.


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  The railway will be primarily for freight and will be open to all freight operators. In constructing the new line it is intended that a majority of the route will involve upgrading and reinstating existing or disused railways.


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  The railway will create a unique link into Europe as the only railway able to carry standard European freight and passenger trains (as well as any UK train) and standard road haulage equipment.


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  Independent estimates have indicated that Central Railway will generate some 5000 construction jobs alone over the five years of building. In addition, about 2000 permanent new railway jobs will be generated. Early studies have suggested that a further 6000 jobs will be created as a result of the improved transport links the railway would provide.