MP slams Government for completely ignoring Cumbria in new HS2 plans

Local MP Tim Farron has hit out at the Government for completely ignoring Cumbria after new plans showed that HS2 trains from London will pass through the county without stopping.

A new report from the government has revealed that London trains will not stop between Preston and Glasgow or Edinburgh, forcing Cumbrian passengers to change trains.

Tim has tabled a motion in Parliament calling on the Government to amend these plans so that high speed trains will stop at Oxenholme, Penrith and Carlisle.

Tim said: "All of us in Cumbria have helped pay the huge bills for building HS2, but all we will see of those fast trains is a blur as they speed through our county without even stopping.

"This is a huge slap in the face from the Government - especially for local businesses.

"I have put down a motion to Parliament calling for HS2 fast trains to stop at Oxenholme and other Cumbrian stations.

"After London, the Lake District is Britain's biggest visitor destination - it is simply madness not to have the new fast trains stopping here."