Thread: New high speed rail link ...is it worth it ?
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Old 13-01-2012, 13:34   #174
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Re: New high speed rail link ...is it worth it ?
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Couple of facts, which you will hopefully take note of.

a) The Chiltern Line is currently having a £250 million upgrade (started 2010, ends 2013), part of which is to reduce journey times.

b) HS2 is a high-speed link, not a short-distance commuter link
Well when it opens in 2026 it will effectively become a communiter line to Birmingham, London to Sutton Coldfield (via HS2 and local rail line) be less than 90 minutes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield
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