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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... 12 hours ago
- RT @njak_100: >>he also claimed #HS2 'average' speed wld be 330kmh when tech documentation states unequivocally this is max timetabled... 12 hours 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... 12 hours ago
- @simon_carne That's the Crewe-Euston stopping service (1h 37m). Good service but not the faster VT service (two of them remain) 12 hours ago
- @simon_carne Lichfield doesn't have a regular fast London service..... 12 hours ago
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West Midlands must be served by direct high speed rail services to Europe, says transport leader
The West Midlands must be served by direct high speed rail services to Europe if it is to take full advantage of the tremendous opportunity HS2 brings, says the chairman of the region’s transport authority. Cllr John McNicholas, chairman of … Continue reading
The Challenge of Maintaining the West Coast Main Line, part 2
The WCML maintenance challenge The second part of Alan Marshall’s blog post looking at the difficulties of maintaining the West Coast Main Line examines problems at the southern end of the route. Looking further ahead, it is clear from Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity
Tagged Alan Marshall, Birmingham and HS2, Go-HS2, High Speed Rail, HS2, WCML, WCML overcrowding
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No Go-Slow for HS2 – part three
In the final post Alan Marshall looks at the M1 ‘alternative’ and makes a brief comparison of HS1 and HS2. M1 alignment at 300km/h — ‘substantially more complicated’ London-Birmingham journey time would be 55 minutes. As with the M40 corridor, … Continue reading
No Go-Slow for HS2 – part two
No Go-Slow for HS2 The alternative M40 route In the second and third part of this post Alan Marshall looks at the alternative routes examined, with specific reference to speed. In recent days opponents have attacked the business case for … Continue reading
No Go-Slow for HS2
No Go-Slow for HS2 In the first of a two-part post Alan Marshall examines claims made (ahead of this week’s Judicial Review) that the top speed of HS2 could be reduced. ON the day before a series of judicial reviews … Continue reading
Posted in Economic
Tagged Alan Marshall, High Speed Rail, HS2, HS2 design speed, HSR, Independent on Sunday HS2, WCML
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HS2 is key to boosting economic performance in our regions
Rail passenger figures pointed to end of double-dip recession — and need for HS2 to reduce London’s economic dominance Railnews editorial director Alan Marshall takes a timely look at HS2 and our regions SO, technically, one of Britain’s worst double-dip … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, West Midlands
Tagged Alan Marshall, Birmingham Airport, Birmingham and HS2, Go-HS2, High Speed Rail, HS2, WCML
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Transport transformation – what might the future be? – part 2
HS2 is part of the transport transformation — What might the future be? Railnews editorial director Alan Marshall concludes his two-part post examining the future for transport in the UK. THE Confederation of British Industry has proposed that road charging … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Economic
Tagged Alan Marshall, Birmingham, Birmingham and HS2, Go-HS2, High Speed Rail, HS2, Transport Secretary, WCML, WCML overcrowding
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It’s time to accept HS2 scheme, says county transport chief
HS2 comments are ‘watershed moment’ Staffordshire County Council has told the Express & Star newspaper that the Transport Secretary’s recent comments on HS2 mark a ‘watershed moment’ -adding that the time is right to accept it will go ahead. Transport … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Economic
Tagged Birmingham, Centro, Go-HS2, High Speed Rail, HS2, Patrick McLoughlin, Staffordshire County Council, Transport Secretary
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Many will benefit from HS2 across the UK
HS2 – Capacity, capacity, capacity The case for HS2 in the West Midlands can be summed up in one simple word: capacity. Passenger growth is running at 6 per cent per annum, despite the recession and much-repeated claims that technology … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity
Tagged Geoff Inskip, Go-HS2, High Speed Rail, HS2, Transport Secretary, WCML
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HS2 isn’t just about saving time – letter in the Birmingham Post
HS2 Letter to the editor This letter from Go-HS2 was published today in response to last week’s Birmingham Post column on HS2 by Russell Luckock Dear Sir, In the Post (July 26) Russell Luckock mentions saving a ‘mere 20 minutes’ per journey … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity
Tagged Birmingham, Birmingham Post, Centro, High Speed Rail, HS2, Russell Luckock, WCML
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