Wednesday 24 Mar 2010
Apprentices take centre stage for Blackfriars visit
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Ahead of the budget on 24 March 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Prime Minister visited Network Rail's Blackfriars redevelopment project, part of the £5.5bn Thameslink upgrade.<br /><br />From left to right: Simon Kirby, Network Rail infrastructure investment director; Alastair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Ben Farrow-Stevenson from Aylesbury, Bucks, Network Rail apprentice; Mohammed Rahman from Camden, London, Network Rail apprentice; Gordon Brown, Prime Minister; Jim Crawford, Network Rail major programme director for Thameslink
