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Originally Posted by Damien
Again. The time saved is not insignificant. It can be the difference between a comfortable trip and a awkward one. The difference between a business deciding being based outside of London isn't a disadvantage and deciding that it's just not close enough to their clients.
I used HS1 yesterday. I have used it a number of times and I have used the Eurostar quite a bit as well.
It also has European rivals who do have High Speed Rail. The cool thing is once connected we can be part of a High Speed network across the continent. Manchester to Paris, London to Berlin and so on.
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That may be Damien but the cost is obscene. I would be more inclined to belly it if it was the entire rail network but its just one small part of it which it seems you happen to be lucky to live somewhere where you would use it and able to afford it. I would love to see a cost breakdown as this smacks of some kind of deal to net a few people some easy riches.
If germany and france have built much more I am interested in what their's cost as a comparison.