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Old 16-01-2012, 13:01   #183
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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
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry View Post
What about reopening the Great Central Main Line/Woodhead Line and upgrading the Chiltern Main Line, or even Further upgrades to the WCML!

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What about the Uk Ultraspeen plan?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Ultraspeed
You appear to be suffering from short-term memory loss, as I posted the above information* in reply to one of your previous posts just under two days ago....

*post #174, previous page
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