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- Indded>> RT @njak_100: so unchallenged assertion in Lords is speed disparity #HS1 + #HS2 is c170kmh when in reality it is c30kmh (at... 3 days ago
- RT @njak_100: >>he also claimed #HS2 'average' speed wld be 330kmh when tech documentation states unequivocally this is max timetabled... 3 days ago
- RT @njak_100: Viscount Astor tells HoL #HS2 debate that #HS1 'max speed' is 225kmh. My last 2 Estar jnys managed steady 300kmh Ebb-Ashfd... 3 days ago
- @simon_carne That's the Crewe-Euston stopping service (1h 37m). Good service but not the faster VT service (two of them remain) 3 days ago
- @simon_carne Lichfield doesn't have a regular fast London service..... 3 days ago
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Only 10% of time on trains used ‘productively’ by business travellers
Just 10% of time spent on trains is used ‘productively’ by business travellers, according to research commissioned by the Department for Transport (Sept 30). Click here. These findings won’t please opponents to HS2 who have claimed in the media and … Continue reading
Keep all those lorries off the road – build HS2, urges Rail Freight Group
We’ve been pointing out for some time that HS2 is needed to provide capacity for freight services as well as passengers. It was interesting to read the Rail Freight Group (RFG) has written to Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State … Continue reading
8,500 engineers can’t be wrong – High Speed Rail across the world
When Japan was struck by earthquakes and a tsunami earlier this year it took just 35 days for the country to repair and restore services on their High Speed Rail line. Around 8,500 engineers worked to fix the damage, which … Continue reading
‘The only credible way it can be done’ – Maria Eagle on HS2
Labour has again given firm support to proposals to build High Speed Rail lines in a speech at its party conference in Liverpool today (September 26). Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Maria Eagle called for the whole of the … Continue reading
Regeneration in Eastside is gathering pace – bring on HS2!
The re-development of Eastside is gathering pace with work starting on Birmingham City University’s £61m City Centre Campus. The campus development, alongside Millennium Point, is the latest work to begin in Eastside which will also soon be home to a … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, West Midlands
Tagged BCU, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham City University, Curzon Street, Eastside, Eastside City Park, HS1, HS2
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It doesn’t solve anything – HS2 opponents want to cut out WCML stops
We just don’t need HS2, UKIP MEP Derek Clark writes on the Party’s website in a piece described as a ‘strong rebuttal’ of High Speed Rail proposals. Mr Clark quotes from a letter he sent to Mr Hammond. He writes: … Continue reading
Capacity, capacity, capacity – Lib Dems on HS2
The Liberal Democrats are in Birmingham for their party conference, which makes it even more pleasing to hear their rousing support for High Speed Rail. The party is firmly behind proposals to build HS2, recognising the problems we are facing with … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity
Tagged ATOC, Birmingham, capacity, HS1, HS2, Liberal Democrats, Norman Baker MP, WCML
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Coventry will not miss out, despite what the critics say
This morning’s headline on the Daily Telegraph website reports the supposed ‘hidden costs’ of HS2 which the Taxpayers’ Alliance has pegged at £28bn. Typically, the evidence isn’t there to back these claims up. We’ve written on a number of occasions that … Continue reading
Posted in West Midlands
Tagged Centro, Coventry, HS1, HS2, Stoke, Taxpayers' Alliance, TPA
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Some interesting points from the Transport Select Committee….
With so many conflicting viewpoints the debate about HS2 can easily be lost in a haze of sensational headlines, soundbites and myths. But there were plenty of interesting comments in Tuesday’s (September 13) Transport Select Committee. Here are some of them. … Continue reading
Posted in Economic
Tagged HS2, HS2 Ltd, Philip Hammond, professor McNaughton, Transport Secretary
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Letters to the Editor – it’s all about capacity
On Monday (Sept 5) the Express & Star published a comment piece which was critical of High Speed 2 and suggested the proposed line was a luxury. The article made reference to Chiltern Mainline, which had been launched that day. … Continue reading
