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I can't believe I actually just read this in a government report...

Sorry, I'm not a train person. What is DB? To me, DB means database :oops:

so compared to HS2 and normal crappy rail it is more energy efficient then? Nevertheless, surely it would not be so high as to reduce speed if it is still one of the most energy efficient means of transport? In 20 years, high speed rail will be nothing new (It isn't really anything new now)...

SIngapore is far smaller than all of Britain though, they used it. Also, for the comment saying that the powering costs are so high. The youtube video (I know it is going to be bias) says that it is much more energy efficient than cars and air travel though. I see the point with...

UltraSpeed trains just like those in Singapore were rejected as an alternative to HighSpeed rail. Why was this? Was it merely more costly? NmCGySum36w From this video, UltraSpeed seems far better and future proof. With HS2, won't we have a situation by the time that it is complete that it...

Yeah... I'm starting to realise that... :(

From what I have read (I'm not a train guy, sorry), HS2 will allow trains from Europe to travel on it, therefore trains from France or Germany could go directly through to Birmingham or Manchester (When complete). Is this right? Therefore, does this mean that freight between Europe and the...

Thank you, new to the forum.

haha yeah. Sorry :P

Do you think that the UK rail system should be re-privatised nationalised or not? Would privatisation nationalisation have any major advantages or disadvantages to the companies, government or customers?

Do any of your have much information or experience with the rail fare trends? The fares are increasing at a rate above inflation and are currently capped to prevent it being too excessive. Do you know if the cap could be eliminated soon? What effect do the rising prices have on the...

I am doing a economics exams on the UK rail network and thought that there would be no better place to learn about it than this forum. One of the subjects in the exam is likely to be HS2. What are your views and opinions on it? Is it worth it? It will cost billions of pounds and take...

I am a little confused about what National Rail actually does? In the UK there are 3 main business for public rail travel, right? Network Rail - Managing the infrastructure Train Operators - Running the trains National Rail - Doing something with the tickets? I know they have something to do...

How do train construction contracts work? Who is it awarding these contracts? Is it the train operators who do so or is it government controlled? Or are the train owned by something like network rail and the train operators merely rent them? As you can tell, I know nothing about this at...