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answer has answering person	Angela Smith
answer text	Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his plans are for the future of the Whitehead to Larne railwayline. [94078]Angela Smith: Further to my answers to Question ref. 82681, Official Report, 25 November 2002, column 24W, and Question ref. 82682,Official Report,28 January 2003, column 770W, I can confirm that the plans for the retention of services on the Whitehead to Larne railway are setout in the "Regional Transportation Strategy for Northern Ireland 2002-12" (RTS). The intention is to retain services on this line,subject to successful results from the introduction of new trains and improved infrastructure on the "core" network in the earlystages of implementing the RTS. Hence, in the short to medium term services will be retained on the Whitehead to Larne railway line,subject to normal safety procedures. However, no major improvements will be carried out until the assessments referred to above areconcluded.
answer given date	2003-03-04
answer has answering body	Northern Ireland Office
written answer has answering body	Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office	answering body has written answer	nKENrJi4
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4Hq1ZrvF	question has answer	nKENrJi4
Angela Smith	answering person has answer	nKENrJi4

Mr. Beggs: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his plans are for the future of the Whitehead to Larne railwayline. [94078]Angela Smith: Further to my answers to Question ref. 82681, Official Report, 25 November 2002, column 24W, and Question ref. 82682,Official Report,28 January 2003, column 770W, I can confirm that the plans for the retention of services on the Whitehead to Larne railway are setout in the "Regional Transportation Strategy for Northern Ireland 2002-12" (RTS). The intention is to retain services on this line,subject to successful results from the introduction of new trains and improved infrastructure on the "core" network in the earlystages of implementing the RTS. Hence, in the short to medium term services will be retained on the Whitehead to Larne railway line,subject to normal safety procedures. However, no major improvements will be carried out until the assessments referred to above areconcluded.

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2003-03-04

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Northern Ireland Office

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Northern Ireland Office

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4Hq1ZrvF

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Angela Smith

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