Save the Woodhead Tunnel demo

This year we have a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to re-open the Wood­head rail line.

Join the Save the Wood­head Tun­nel Cam­paign in demand­ing the Gov­ern­ment hold to their promis­es on sus­tain­able trans­port and cli­mate change and re-open this his­toric and impor­tant line.

http://savethewoodheadtunnel.blogspot.com/

This year we have a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to re-open the Wood­head rail line.

Join the Save the Wood­head Tun­nel Cam­paign in demand­ing the Gov­ern­ment hold to their promis­es on sus­tain­able trans­port and cli­mate change and re-open this his­toric and impor­tant line.

http://savethewoodheadtunnel.blogspot.com/
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www.climatecamp.org.uk

Cycle from Had­field, meet train sta­tion, mid­day

Time: Sat­ur­day 2nd August 2008, 2pm
Place: Wood­head Tun­nel, West­ern entrance (click here for a map, or see below)

Cam­paign­ers work­ing to ‘Save the Wood­head Tun­nel’ are to hold a demon­stra­tion call­ing for the Gov­ern­ment to re-open the his­toric Wood­head line.

Locals argue the reopened Wood­head rail­way line would help reduce trans­port green­house gas emis­sions and the demon­stra­tion is timed to coin­cide with the nation­al Cli­mate Camp to be held at Kingsnorth Pow­er sta­tion in August.

Local activists argue the re-opened line would relieve con­ges­tion on local roads, boost the local econ­o­my and open up the area to tourists. The future of the tun­nel has been in doubt since Nation­al Grid began rout­ing cables through it ear­li­er this year. Cam­paign­ers have received assur­ances from Sec­re­tary of State Ruth Kel­ly that the tun­nel will only be pre­served for rail use after 2010 IF the case is made for the route to be re-opened.

A spokesper­son says:

“Here in Long­den­dale it’s all too obvi­ous what’s wrong with the government’s trans­port pol­i­cy. The A628,a road that pass­es through the Peak Dis­trict Nation­al Park, is clogged with cars and heavy good vehi­cles, whilst planes from Man­ches­ter Air­port spew out green­house gas­es over­head. Mean­while one of the most mod­ern rail­way tun­nels in Britain stands emp­ty.

We demand a sus­tain­able trans­port pol­i­cy with freight tak­en off the road and onto the rail­way and com­muters tak­ing the train rather than the plane. We want trains through the Wood­head Tun­nel again!”

The demon­stra­tion will include a sam­ba band, pic­nic and speak­ers and coin­cides with the Camp for Cli­mate Action which is to be held from 3rd-11th August at the coal fired pow­er sta­tion in Kingsnorth, Kent.

Wher­ev­er you are, please join us for the demo — we are espe­cial­ly keen to hear from peo­ple on the oth­er side of the Pen­nines who wish to set up their own group. You are all wel­come.

savethewoodheadtunnel@gmail.com