Fully electrifying the line which serves Redhill, Reigate, Dorking and Gatwick would bring almost £2 billion to the local economy, according to a senior Surrey county councillor.Mike Goodman, the council's cabinet member for environment and planning, said: "Research by four local enterprise partnerships suggests the electrification would create around 8,000 jobs and stimulate £1.9 billion of economic growth."The line travels through some of the UK's most economically...
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