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Even 20% of overspending is not acceptable? Again, from a foreigner perspective, no Chinese HSR schema can be finished with only 20% of overbudget (if so, the ppl who take charge of this project will be promoted very fast). But come on, we built thousands of miles already.

And it is true in the world. Not only in the UK. For example, German made their Berlin new airport for 15 years in the dust, having no taking off at all.

This is one reason, another reason is the infrastructure projects will meet unpredicted situations, like natural disaster, labor cost rise, legal challenge, and possibly accidents.

Sadly, no country can finish their first or second HSR on time and on budget. Japanese first HSR overbudget in the 1960s, China's Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR overbudget from 8bn GBP to 23 bn（2009 price）, Hong Kong's first HSR overbudget for newly 30 percent, Taiwan's first one has 9 years of delay in...

I provide some experience as a foreign worker working in a UK university while having many friend in the Chinese HSR system building: In 2003, China started to plan its HSR system, the first leg of HSR proposed to built between Wuhan (8M ppl) and Guangzhou (13M ppl) in 600miles. But the entire...

Isn't the seating for Class 91+MK4 and HST has been improved for many times after they were comissioned? And each refurbishment has little improved comfortable level but the Azuma is brand new. We might anticipate many future improvements to the seat.

Has the vibration better than Class 91+MK4 set? The Class 91 set actually vibrate a lot when accelerating.

I did not beliveve the bellowing sentence: However, continuing difficulties in upgrading the electrified East Coast line mean that the bi-mode trains will largely be using diesel for years to come. This is not true, as Newcastle section will be availble to use electic in June and Scottish...

Then why the Guardian claim that they have to run for years in diesel mode for Edinburgh service? Another case of the unprefessional report?

Then I assume it will not take long for Class 800s can use the electicity mode right?

And isn't the Scottish section already available for class 385 running? They are from the same company's production line.

Yes, in another sentence, do not believe anything comes from Non-Railway professional media especially the MSM about the railway.

Do not believe any nonsense publised by Guardian when it comes to railway.

And do not even consider the house price will grow in related areas, to produce more income both for resident, government, and perhaps the company. Hong Kong's MTR has its main value from transit-related property developing.

Ironically, two US HSR projects are well underway, Texas central scheduled to start construction on 2020 and the Florida Virgin USA get their 125mph link to Orlando, Tampa under construction in later this year.

Yes, and talking about over budget. This first section of HSR in China, building from Wuhan to Guangzhou, the cost for infrastructure only has risen from 8.9 bn GBP to 23 bn GBP (2009 price). Basically, no country can avoid over budget in HSR. So even the unverified tag of 100bn (maybe in 2020s...

Compare to HONG KONG, which is not, the 26 KM of HK-SHENZHEN line cost 8.5 bn GBP (2016 price)...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/16/scrap-hs2-north-hs3-rail-commuter-journeys?CMP=share_btn_tw The Guardian started to politicize the HS2 now, not good.

https://utilityweek.co.uk/smart-electrification-cheapest-way-decarbonise-heat/ It is not directly related to GEWL, sorry. But Anyone can explain what the "smart electrification" is?

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