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- #NEF wants to spend another £10bn on the WCML/ECML?? But £10bn has already been spent on #WCML and we still have capacity problems..#HS2 4 hours ago
- MT @njak_100: > #nef upgrading main lines does next to nowt for intermediate mkts, whose services keep getting *worse* in favour of Ldn #HS2 4 hours ago
- 'Time to invest in transport away from London' says #NEF - How about connecting 8 of our 10 major cities with #HS2? 1 day ago
- #NEF wants to spend another £10bn on the WCML/ECML?? But £10bn has already been spent on #WCML and we still have capacity problems..#HS2 1 day ago
- If the internet is the solution why is rail demand soaring? #HS2 #NEF 1 day ago
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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 there a transport transformation ahead? – part one
HS2 is part of a significant transformation in transport policy Railnews editorial director Alan Marshall takes a two-part look at some interesting trends in the transport sector and what the future may hold for transport in the UK THERE were two … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Economic, West Midlands
Tagged Alan Marshall, Birmingham, Birmingham and HS2, Go-HS2, HS2, HSR, Patrick McLoughlin, Transport Secretary, WCML
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HS2 allows us to adopt a distributed aviation model
HS2 and aviation HS2 and aviation are inextricably linked. HS2 should alleviate the need for many domestic air routes and will allow many UK airports to expand their catchment area and compete with each other, driving down prices and improving … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, West Midlands
Tagged Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber, Department for Transport, HS2, HSR, Jerry Blackett
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Only HS2 can help train performance improve significantly on the WCML – part two
Railnews Editorial Director Alan Marshall concludes his guest post arguing only HS2 can help train performance improve significantly on the WCML. The WCML is, after all, the busiest mixed traffic trunk route in Europe. And the work concluded in 2008 … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity
Tagged Alan Marshall, Birmingham, HS2, HSR, Justine Greening, 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
Posted in Capacity
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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HS2 is needed to cope with demand, transport chief to tell high speed rail enquiry
We must have HS2 as soon as possible if we are to cope with escalating West Midlands demand for rail services, the chief executive of the region’s transport authority will tell a parliamentary inquiry into high speed rail. Centro’s Geoff … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, West Midlands
Tagged APPG enquiry HSR, Centro, Geoff Inskip, Go-HS2, HS2, HSR, rail overcrowding, West Midlands rail
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Capacity is too important to ignore – why our region needs HS2
It’s natural that opponents to HS2 are keen to make capital out of any argument they believe will erode the case for a new High Speed Rail network. However, many have been busy tweeting and blogging that investment would be … Continue reading
Why we must bring HS2 to the West Midlands
The following article was recently published in House magazine. High Speed Rail offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revolutionise travel in the UK. We must bring High Speed Rail to the West Midlands if we are to tackle overcrowding on our … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, Economic, West Midlands
Tagged Birmingham, Coventry, High Speed Rail, HS1, HS2, HSR, KPMG, West Midlands, Wolverhampton
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A good business case and affordable – HS2
We welcomed the Transport Select Committee report earlier this week when it outlined there was a good business case for HS2 and that the project was affordable. Committee chair Louise Ellman said, “A high speed rail network, beginning with a … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity, West Midlands
Tagged HS1, HS2, HSR, Stop HS2, Transport Select Committee, UKIP
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