The area has long been reserved for the fourth phase of Southampton's port development and has a proposed quay-line of 1, 850 metres.

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Councillors said the proposed route, which bypasses the Warrington Bank Quay station by deviating from the current line between Crewe and Wigan, would mean the loss of Taylor Business Park - home to 50 companies.

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Beneath us was a railway line and in front of us, Circular Quay, the tourist hub of Sydney, from where quaint green and gold ferries plough their way across the harbour.

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