London and into the Home Counties with a branch to Heathrow Airport. It is Europe's biggest construction project, with a £15 billion projected cost. London is the centre of the National Rail network, with 70 per cent of rail journeys starting or ending in London. Like suburban rail services, regional and inter-city trains depart from several termini around the city centre, linking London with the rest of Britain including Birmingham, Brighton, Reading, Bristol, Cardiff, Derby, Exeter, Sheffield, Southampton, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Cambridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Some international railway services to Continental Europe were operated during the 20th century
Fight the Flights (London City Airport) City Airport. The Fight the Flights along with Friends of the Earth are taking Newham Council over the decision to expand. Link broken (noticed 21.11.17 @11:30) Fight the Flights (London City Airport) Fight the Flights London City Airport is a residents campaign group opposed to expansion of London City Airport, which had put in a planning application to expand flights from 76,000 to 120,000. Newham Council's planning department controversially voted in favour to award London City Airport permission to expand. Residents are opposed to expansion due to increased aircraft noise which would see 1 flight every 90 seconds during peak