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Article: A pounds 550m sticking plaster? The refurbishment of New Street Station is within our grasp, but critics say the pounds 550 million scheme is only a sticking-plaster approach. Public Affairs Editor Paul Dale reports.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- February 12, 2007
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Byline: Paul Dale
Grand Central Station is New Street's elephant in the corner of the room.
Everyone knows it is there, but no one wants to talk about it. The reason for this reluctance is quite simple. Birmingham is unlikely to be able to persuade the Government to finance two new railway stations, so any discussion now about long term plans for Grand Central at Eastside might put paid to the pounds 550 million revamp of New Street.
All political parties on Birmingham City Council, as well as the regional development agency, the passenger ...