All aboard the orbital railway! Plans afoot for £200bn metro-style train link around London's suburbs with Barking to become the new Piccadilly Circus in 100 years time Daily Mail

Boris Johnson:

  London Mayor Boris Johnson announced project in Infrastructure 2050 Plan

  New railway will connect London suburbs and even put Barking on the map

  £200bn needs to be pumped into transport to keep capital moving

  As the population soars, demand for rail services will rise by 80 per cent

Plans are being drawn up for a new high-speed orbital railway connecting London's zone three suburbs in a bid to keep the capital's soaring population moving over the next few decades.

London mayor Boris Johnson revealed the scheme in his London Infrastructure 2050 plan and predicted the capital would see a population shift to the east with Barking possibly becoming the next Piccadilly Circus within 100 years time. 

He said about £200bn of spending on transport infrastructure alone would be needed in the capital by 2050 to keep the the city moving.

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