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Recent content by spaceartuk

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    High Speed 2 - do we really need it?

    You mean London Midland? There's nothing about this in the news. . .
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    High Speed 2 - do we really need it?

    Just for the record, a considerabl amount IS already being spent on a new New Street Station in Birmingham regardless of whether HST goes ahead. . .
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    High Speed 2 - do we really need it?

    Thank you to those who have responded to my post. I think this answers my question, and makes a lot more sense! But I wonder what the price of tickets is likely to be, and would this put off potential passengers? It would have to be very competitive with airlines, eg. for trips to Glasgow (but...
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    High Speed 2 - do we really need it?

    I recently saw a TV programme which said that the HS2 will carry 1500 passengers (presumably per train) and there will a train every 2 minutes. This just sounds ridiculous, unrealistic and totally unachievable! NO route has this many trains, and there could not possibly be enough passenger...

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