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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... 2 days ago
- RT @njak_100: >>he also claimed #HS2 'average' speed wld be 330kmh when tech documentation states unequivocally this is max timetabled... 2 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... 2 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) 2 days ago
- @simon_carne Lichfield doesn't have a regular fast London service..... 2 days ago
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Overcrowding on trains – looking at those figures
Crowded trains The latest figures on overcrowding on trains may not come as a surprise to commuters on Britain’s increasingly busy rail network. Gwyn Topham observed in the Guardian: ‘Three London Midland evening rush-hour trains from Euston to Birmingham on … Continue reading
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Tagged Greengauge 21, Guardian, Gwyn Topham, HS2, HS2 and Birmingham, Jim Steer, London Midland, overcrowded trains, overcrowding on trains, WCML
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HS2 opponents’ Euston capacity claims are misleading
Capacity claims HS2 opponents claimed last week that trains leaving Euston were only half-full. There are Virgin Train services leaving Euston that are 52% occupied, but to suggest this represents all peak-services on the West Coast Main Line is selective … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham and HS2, Go-HS2, Greengauge 21, HS2, hs2aa, Martin Tett, WCML overcrowding
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West Midlands pressing for direct link from Coventry into HS2
HS2 link Authorities across the West Midlands are pressing for a direct link from Coventry into the planned HS2 Interchange station at Birmingham Airport. Coventry is around eight miles from the forthcoming HS2 station, but a direct link would allow … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Economic, West Midlands
Tagged Birmingham, Birmingham and HS2, Centro, Coventry, Coventry and HS2, Geoff Inskip, Greengauge 21, HS2, WCML, WCML overcrowding
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HS2 benefits the regions more than London
Transport chief welcomes report concluding HS2 will benefit the regions more than London A report published today confirming HS2 will bring real economic benefits to the West Midlands has been welcomed by the boss of the region’s transport authority. Centro … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Economic
Tagged Birmingham and HS2, Geoff Inskip, Greengauge 21, HS2, Julie Mills, rail demand, WCML, WCML overcrowding
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HS2 – Notes from Glasgow
In previous posts we’ve written about the call from Scotland to bring high-speed rail north of the Border. At the high-speed rail summit in Glasgow the wish to build a new route between Edinburgh and Glasgow by 2024 was unveiled. … Continue reading
London to Birmingham just the first step for HS2, says Scots transport minister
First step for HS2 London to Birmingham is just the first step on the journey for HS2, according to Scottish transport minister Keith Brown. Mr Brown was addressing the second day of the Glasgow high-speed rail summit. Deputy first minister … Continue reading
How HS2 can help to deliver low-carbon transport
High-speed rail reduces carbon emmissions ‘If HS2 was available for use today, the carbon emissions arising from making a trip by high-speed rail (HSR) would be 73% lower than making the equivalent journey by car and 76% lower than flying.’ … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Environment
Tagged Birmingham, Go-HS2, Greengauge 21, Transport Secretary, WCML
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HS2 – ‘We are underestimating rather than overestimating the demand’
We know that passenger numbers are rising at 6 per cent per year on UK railways and we have the highest numbers of people travelling since the 1920s (we only have half the network we had then), but critics of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew McNaughton, APPG enquiry HSR, Centro, Geoff Inskip, Graham Stringer MP, Greengauge 21, HS2, HSR, Jim Steer, Stuart Andrew MP
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