Lord Coe also said the proposal he had seen for redevelopment work at the smaller Woodbourn Road Stadium nearby was "thoughtful", and the whole situation could potentially represent an important step in the right direction in terms of legacy after last summer's London Games.

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Subsequently, though, I heard him speak at the London School of Economics, and he took this idea in a slightly different direction.

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Network Rail said as a result of the project, it would be able to put on two extra trains every hour in each direction between London and the North West.

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