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High speed rail: Phil Hammond visits site of west London high speed rail interchange at Old Oak Common.; Philip Hammond MP (Transport Secretary) interview SOT (on weather) - is problem with overhead cables on East Coast main line / hope it will be resolved fairly quickly this morning - road networks are mainly open / have had very heavy snow and low temperatures but networks are coping well - have been some particular incidents / will always get those problems / have large supplies of salt / don't normally see temperatures like this in this country (on HS2) - understand concern who live along line of route / have met with campaigners / we have done everything we can to mitigate effect on local communities / plans will show how we've achieved that / getting railway down into cuttings where we can, screening it, moving it away from communities where possible / hope people who are open minded will see we've made some significant progress in reducing impact on local communities - do we go on investing in Britain's future or not / experience of last 30 or 40 years is that stopping investing because we've run into a difficult patch is not right strategy - if we want to remain competitive and prosperous we have to go on investing in Britain's infrastructure - this location is where the interchange at Old Oak Common would go, allowing people to change from HS2 onto Crossrail routes / it's huge regeneration area, not just a station but potential to create a new area around here of commercial development, more jobs, more homes, open this area up and get this part of London going again Set up shots Phil Hammond and others talking