Today, I'm launching my campaign to bring the headquarters of Great British Railways, the new public body to manage our railways, to Eastleigh.
The Government has announced a competition for the new headquarters and stated that it would like to locate Great British Railways new headquarters in a historic railway town.
Eastleigh is the very embodiment of a railway town and would be the perfect home for Great British Railways. It combines both the strong historical association with the railway along with excellent transport links thereby making Eastleigh a very practical location for a head office. Furthermore, it is also in need of levelling up and locating the new headquarters here would provide new jobs, town centre regeneration and a new chapter in Eastleigh's story with the railway.
My letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, can be viewed here or clicking below.
*I'd like also like to pay tribute to Daniel Molloy, the archivist at the Eastleigh museum for his help and assistance in researching the history and providing the photos of the Eastleigh carriage and locomotive works.*
