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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Simon Calder

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Elizabeth line is for the country says london mayor | History Defined

Simon Calder

As the £19bn project to build a fast east-west link through the capital opens, the London mayor has told The Independent: “The Elizabeth Line is for the country.”

Sadiq Khan was speaking as hundreds of railway enthusiasts waited at London Paddington station for the first departure of a public passenger train beneath the capital on the new tracks.

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