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Originally Posted by Chris
What was that lesson?
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Chrys, you are mathematically challenged in the extreme.
How on earth do you imagine that a 30-minute time saving on the 100-mile journey from Birmingham to London would translate into a 20-minute saving between Glasgow and London?
If the time saving is something like 30 minutes per 100 miles, compared with the best speeds currently offered by Pendolinos operating on the WCML, then from Glasgow to London you would be looking at a time saving of more like two hours - reducing the journey time to under 2.5 hours and frankly, making a rail journey more attractive than flying, given all the faffing about that comes with air travel (time in the air between Glasgow and London is about an hour, but then you have to add security, boarding and a train journey into central London from LHR or LTN).
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When did it change from 20 minutes to 30 minutes?
Also I wont answer your first question as I am struggling to see why you even asking it.
Most people on the street probably dont care about these time savings, if you asked joe bloggs would he pay X amount extra to get somewhere a bit faster the answer would probably be no. Especially in the northern part of the country where income levels are lower.
Do you forsee trains full of people on this high speed rail link, because I certianly dont.