MP calls for action to reopen Colne to Skipton railway (From Craven Herald)

Yea, good idea, but where's the money going to come from? Oh wait though, If we all vote UKIP next time, and we get out of the EU money drain, one day of what we payed in, would mean £53.000,000 free for these sort of projects. Yes folks, to be a member of the EU club, costs us 53 million pounds every day. Now that doesn't seem good value for money to me. What do you think?

Well, the political advert apart, the money will come from the same pot all such projects are funded from, like the £500m+ being spent on the railways largely around Manchester, £200m+ on electrifying lines in Lancashire, and a whole lot more on High Speed 2. So why not £100m for Skipton-Colne, especially when the government is stressing infrastructure investment, and there are rail re-opening schemes popping up all over the country.

As the guy that founded SELRAP 11 years ago I am delighted it really is being taken seriously at long last, and congratulate all involved for their herculean efforts in striving to bring this important project to fruition. I trust Mr Stephenson's motion is yet another brick in the wall.

SB

If it costs 8.8 million to restore a few hundred yards of the Todmorden Curve how much will this cost. Still I hope it does happen as it will make a huge difference to my journies into work. I'll probably be retired though before it does

it will need at least 3 bridges rebuilding numerous evictions of work places along the route and what about the land on broughton hall ?.its ok keep going on about this lets have some figures how much it will cost ,what benefit it will have .lets not have any of it will create jobs etc it will bring this ,that and the other.what effects it will have cutting earby in half etc.according to some people it will bring rail to 17,000 people.???.who have no trains in their town.its only going through foulridge earby and elslack.hardly 17,000 people or are you including barnoldswick in this when the track will be 3 miles away and will there be a station at earby or is it just for people from colne and skipton and not for the people inbetween.lots of ifs,and buts.facts.come on selrap sell me the link

Skipton man wrote:
Yea, good idea, but where's the money going to come from? Oh wait though, If we all vote UKIP next time, and we get out of the EU money drain, one day of what we payed in, would mean £53.000,000 free for these sort of projects. Yes folks, to be a member of the EU club, costs us 53 million pounds every day. Now that doesn't seem good value for money to me. What do you think?

Well if I thought, UKIP could win a general election. I would vote for them, and you could be sure of it. However, too many voters sit on their backside at election times. Then use that old cliché they are all the same. Excuse after excuse. What a difference it would if we once had a 100% turn out.
How many of our present MPs would still be MPs?

Olley Owl Owd Betts Barn wrote:

Skipton man wrote: Yea, good idea, but where's the money going to come from? Oh wait though, If we all vote UKIP next time, and we get out of the EU money drain, one day of what we payed in, would mean £53.000,000 free for these sort of projects. Yes folks, to be a member of the EU club, costs us 53 million pounds every day. Now that doesn't seem good value for money to me. What do you think?

Well if I thought, UKIP could win a general election. I would vote for them, and you could be sure of it. However, too many voters sit on their backside at election times. Then use that old cliché they are all the same. Excuse after excuse. What a difference it would if we once had a 100% turn out. How many of our present MPs would still be MPs?

They won't win if people don't vote for them, but tell me what other choice there is? Unless your happy with more of the same old rubbish, I'm not.

Skipton man wrote:

Olley Owl Owd Betts Barn wrote:

Skipton man wrote: Yea, good idea, but where's the money going to come from? Oh wait though, If we all vote UKIP next time, and we get out of the EU money drain, one day of what we payed in, would mean £53.000,000 free for these sort of projects. Yes folks, to be a member of the EU club, costs us 53 million pounds every day. Now that doesn't seem good value for money to me. What do you think?

Well if I thought, UKIP could win a general election. I would vote for them, and you could be sure of it. However, too many voters sit on their backside at election times. Then use that old cliché they are all the same. Excuse after excuse. What a difference it would if we once had a 100% turn out. How many of our present MPs would still be MPs?

They won't win if people don't vote for them, but tell me what other choice there is? Unless your happy with more of the same old rubbish, I'm not.

We seem to be of the ilk

Olley Owl Owd Betts Barn wrote:

Skipton man wrote:

Olley Owl Owd Betts Barn wrote:

Skipton man wrote: Yea, good idea, but where's the money going to come from? Oh wait though, If we all vote UKIP next time, and we get out of the EU money drain, one day of what we payed in, would mean £53.000,000 free for these sort of projects. Yes folks, to be a member of the EU club, costs us 53 million pounds every day. Now that doesn't seem good value for money to me. What do you think?

Well if I thought, UKIP could win a general election. I would vote for them, and you could be sure of it. However, too many voters sit on their backside at election times. Then use that old cliché they are all the same. Excuse after excuse. What a difference it would if we once had a 100% turn out. How many of our present MPs would still be MPs?

They won't win if people don't vote for them, but tell me what other choice there is? Unless your happy with more of the same old rubbish, I'm not.

We seem to be of the ilk

Sorry Missed out the word "SAME"