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Tuesday 4 Jan 2005

MEDIA INVITATION / PHOTOCALL: MEP VISITS PICCADILLY STATION

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Date:                           7 January 2005 Time:                          13.50 pm at Manchester Piccadilly Location:                    Manchester Piccadilly station Event:                         MEP gathers positive news about Britain’s railway Media contact:          Keith Lumley Gary Titley, MEP for North West England is to visit Manchester’s Piccadilly station to gather information to counter the negative impression his parliamentary colleagues have about Britain’s railway system. Mr Titley, whose constituency office is in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, asked to be given a tour of the station because he knew of the vast improvement in facilities following the recent rebuilding of the station. He wanted to get a first-hand feel for the difference it had made, to help him counter the negative view that other MEPs have of our railways. You are invited to send representatives to the station to interview/photograph Mr Titley.