Go-HS2 on Flickr
More PhotosGo-HS2 Twitter
- Indded>> RT @njak_100: so unchallenged assertion in Lords is speed disparity #HS1 + #HS2 is c170kmh when in reality it is c30kmh (at... 11 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
Blogroll
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Tag Archives: Rugby
Dinner with the Stephensons – part two
The second part of Alan Marshall’s post looking at the history of the London-Birmingham Railway and the challenges we face today…. Britain’s limited structure gauge limits capacity As a result, today in Great Britain we are not able to operate … Continue reading
Dinner with the Stephensons – part one
A dinner that took place 175 years ago this Sunday is a welcome reminder of the challenges facing railway engineers past and present, writes Alan Marshall in the first of a festive two-part post. A festive feast with historic … Continue reading
Capacity promised by 51M’s ‘alternative’ to HS2 already being delivered to UK rail network
Rail journalist Alan Marshall argues that many of the capacity benefits contained in the 51M alternative to HS2 will be achieved within the next few years anyway……and without the need to spend money on a grade-separated junction. ‘Project 110’ is … Continue reading
Posted in Capacity
Tagged 51M, Alan Marshall, Atherstone, HS2, London Midland, Milton Keynes, Nuneaton, RP2, Rugby, Stafford bypass, Stone, Trent Valley line, WCML
Leave a comment
